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Lacking efficiency, Toulouse will undoubtedly not engage in a game as unbridled as against Bordeaux-Bègles in Castres.
“Warning” for Pierre-Louis Barassi, “facing our reality” for Matthis Lebel. A few days after the disappointment recorded at home against Bordeaux-Bègles, three-quarters of Toulouse did not deny, despite accounting in the green, certain difficulties encountered by the “red and black” team at the start of the season. “We perhaps didn’t necessarily realize that there wasn’t the expected content,” admits Barassi. In terms of stats, performance, etc., we notice that we’ve been a little behind since the start season compared to last year.” An observation that is felt on the ground. “Since the start of the season, we have perhaps had a little more difficulty enjoying ourselves behind, we are aware of that,” continues Lebel.
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Brutal, the highlighting of the shortcomings carried out by the UBB in Walloon after a departure in the form of a decoy, relates more to the realization than to the intentions. Back in the group after being absent from the scoresheet against the finalist of the last exercise, Lebel refutes any physical problem linked to the late restart. The Gersois speaks rather “of the consistency that we want to bring to our rugby, where we have perhaps left a lot of energy playing from a little too far away”. With the consequence of lacking “a grain of lucidity to finish the shots at the right time”. “We are trying to understand why we cannot finish the shots when we would have finished them some time ago,” he continues.
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An observation shared by Barassi, who confirms the need for Toulouse to find the right balance in a “collective” way: “Despite the good statistics we have on the game, the number of passes, etc., the efficiency in the zones of mark is not there The efficiency at the end of the camp is not there either And we notice that it is these kinds of small details which very often win the matches We have to be clinical in the zones. important to the field.”
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“Return to more fundamental things”
A balance that will necessarily be important to have on the pitch at Pierre-Fabre tomorrow, facing Castres Olympique who have been looking towards this derby for a little longer than their return from Lyon. Because launching into a game that is too unbridled, like against UBB at times, will have the same consequences against Castres. Namely disconnecting the carrier’s supports and therefore exposing the stadium attackers to opposing scratchers. “The defeat against Bordeaux hurt us a little. Now, it’s up to us to see what we want to do, if we want to react or if we want to continue this somewhat average period”, says Barassi.And to promise some readjustments: “We are going to try new things, adapt our strategy. We are not going to invent anything, we are going to start again with more fundamental things.”
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Even if the scenario of a match is never written in advance, we must therefore expect more alternation and kicking in the game of “red and black”. “Perhaps by saying, year after year, that three quarters of Stade Toulousain make shots, play well and all that, the teams opposite are more attentive, suggests Lebel. It’s up to us to find the parades, without wearing out our pack of forwards who do a lot of work and hold the house very strong (sic), to succeed in unlocking situations behind.” Or how to try to combine simplicity with effectiveness.
