Defeated by the Springboks on Saturday evening at the Stade de France (17-18), the Blues sign their worst year since 1982 (7 defeats in 10 games). Despite the technical excitement displayed, Guy Novès and his men did not fall into catastrophism. However, there is something to worry about, isn't it the specialists in ovalism in Saint Martin?
There are encouraging defeats, the humiliations that knock out and those matches that make observers uncomfortable. Saturday evening, in a painfully stocked Stade de France (55.000 spectators), the Blues recorded their sixth consecutive loss (including Tuesday's meeting against the All Blacks, note) after a new hiccup against the Springboks (17-18). Beyond the not very glorious statistics (with 7 defeats in 10 matches, the Blues sign their worst year since 1982), the players of the XV of France displayed a worrying technical excitement.
Oh, the Boks haven't done much better with a litany of passes in the socks or behind the players. But the tricolor production has what to leave perplexed after three weeks of common life at the CNR of Marcoussis. "We made a lot of mistakes that did not allow us to put speed into our game, analyzed the coach at a press conference. Victory was dependent on these faults. There were annoying slag. ”
Novès: "Progress is there and the future is not that dark"
Guy Novès and his staff will not need to view the game ten times to raise the technical waste of their players. Between a forward from Nans Ducuing under a candle, without any South African pressure (10th), a badly adjusted pass from Doumayrou bringing a forward from Mathieu Bastareaud (34th), a transmission directly in touch by Yoann Huget for , normally, Teddy Thomas (51st) or even one ahead of the Toulouse wing three-quarter in his 22 which will bring, a little further, the yellow card of Baptiste Serin (58th), the technical level of this test (18 turnovers conceded) was far from high international standing. And the drizzle seen in Saint-Denis during the match is not solely responsible for this vast mess.
A mess that obviously did not hit Guy Novès resolutely positive in his post-match speech. "Tonight, it is nothing. We didn't take a lesson, he insists. I think the progress is there and that the future is not as bleak as that. ”
If the "boss" says so ... _AF
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