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Christophe Urios is certainly somewhat frustrated with his team's defeat against La Rochelle, but still retains a lot of positives because according to him, his players are more and more feared and respected. But then, if the glass is half full at ASM, perhaps it is half empty for the Maritimes? We would rather say that there is a little disappointment in realizing that this match is not at all complete.
Grégory Alldritt came away quite frustrated from this meeting, as we can read in Rugbyrama. For what ? Because he has a level of demand that is through the roof and in the second half, his team was shaken up a little too much by today's visitors. So obviously, the Rochelais are on a good run since the return of the Champions Cup. Certainly, the team is gaining strength and the defeat in Vannes is already far away. But we must now manage to maintain a high level of performance throughout the length of the matches.
We could have avoided this end of the match if we had been cleaner and more precise. There were individual errors, simple errors, which could have been avoided with a little concentration (…) We know that it is a team which puts a lot of commitment, which does not give up. In the first half, we were pretty good. It was on the second one that we were put in danger. If we had managed to score points in a row, the match would have turned out differently (…) I am being choosy because we have clear ambitions. We want to go very far and we have to be demanding of ourselves. Little by little, it will come.
“Little by little, it will come”
In the end, Clermont and La Rochelle are experiencing almost similar trajectories this season, since they are gaining strength little by little. And that too, Grégory Alldriit does not forget. The adjustments continue to be made and things are going in the right direction. So there is not only frustration to be remembered but also optimism.
Of course we have a smile, there is music in the locker room and everyone is very happy (…) I'm not worried. Frankly, we have gained a lot of confidence in these last matches. You have to let go and give 100% for 80 minutes.
To summarize
Christophe Urios is certainly somewhat frustrated with his team's defeat against La Rochelle, but still retains a lot of positives. In La Rochelle, Grégory Alldritt is a little frustrated with the second half because his level of demands is high. But the captain also displays an optimistic speech.
