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Journalist
Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen and behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with the keyboard in hand than with the ball on his feet, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
This Saturday evening, the XV of France delivered a very strong performance by winning against New Zealand (30-29), while making fewer passes than their opponent as pointed out by a journalist at a press conference. . A question that was not really to Fabien Galthié's taste.
It is a prestigious victory for the XV of Franceheartthrob this Saturday evening of the New–Zeeland (30-29). THE Blues of Fabien Galthié continue a week after their success against Japan and will try to end this fall tour with a flawless performance with a final match against Argentina on Friday. In the meantime, most observers were excited by the performance of the XV of France, but that did not prevent a journalist from reproaching the French coach, who did not appreciate the remark.
“That doesn’t mean anything”
After the victory of Bluesa journalist took advantage of the press conference to question Fabien Galthié about seeing the XV of France register ” one more try than the All Blacks (three against two, Editor's note) despite fewer crossings and just under 100 passes compared to more than 200 “. The coach’s response was curt: “ That doesn't mean anything. These are not stats that count in international rugby. What matters, in fact, is the result and then the effectiveness ».
“We are not starting on the same bases and on an equal footing”
« It's true that we played against a team which had been playing together for six months, which was playing its third match (after England and Ireland, Editor's note), and which was well-established and well-oiled. We were three weeks of preparation and a match against Japan. So we are not starting on the same basis and on an equal footing. But we have assetscontinues Fabien Galthiéreported by La Dépêche du Midi. We have a roadmap that we had identified to be quite pragmatic and do what we could do in three weeks of preparation. And that's what the players were able to do despite a very, very negative scenario in the first half. It didn't put us in difficulty and the players didn't give up. It was very positive for three weeks of working together and this prestigious victory today. »
