Stade Rochelais has been alternating hot and cold in recent weeks: things are going well at home, but on the road, it ends in a big defeat or even a zero-point match, like last week against Montpellier. And inevitably, each defeat on the move must be compensated for in Deflandre. But this rule must end.
What Will Skelton wants now is consistency. The Australian giant showed himself, as we can read in Sud Ouest, to be quite tired of seeing this double face displayed by his team at the moment. We need more consistency, like teams like Stade Toulousain.
At the moment, we have a good victory then we play badly the following week away. It's a cycle that I want to break. For a team like Toulouse, nothing really changes in their away game, they remain consistent. This is what we are looking for because if we manage to repeat the good things, we create a dynamic, an emulation. It’s an individual thing that helps the collective. And when you're a little less good on the outside, you have to turn your back, accept the manager's criticism and redouble your efforts.
Indulgence requested by Brice Dulin?
The story is much the same for another experienced Stade Rochelais player: Bruce Dulin. But if the last two poor performances on the road are a task, the international full-back does not want these results to spread fear and concern around the team. Do not listen to outside noise, to work and tip the scales.
It is not these two away 'performances' which will dictate the way in which we will continue the season. Even if these matches do not make us happy and are a stain on the away side, which is normal because it is not possible to have such a change in level from one weekend to the next (…) I understand the expectations in relation to the team we have, the players who are in this club and what we are capable of producing. It is a long-term task to maintain your level at home or outside.
To summarize
Stade Rochelais has been alternating hot and cold in recent weeks: things are going well at home, but on the road, it ends in a big defeat away. Will Skleton wants to break this bad cycle, just like Brice Dulin, even if the rear also requires time and indulgence.
