Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365: published on Monday November 11, 2024 at 12:49 p.m.
Despite the clear advantage taken against Japan, ultimately beaten 52-12 at the Stade de France, Fabien Galthié threw a tantrum at the break in the match.
The November tour ideally began for the XV of France on Saturday evening. Before challenging New Zealand and its formidable All Blacks who have just won in Ireland (23-13), next Saturday in a particularly anticipated match, the French team thoroughly dominated Japan (52-12) at the Stade de France. With the incorporation of new elements (Tevita Tatafu, Alexandre Roumat, Emilien Gailleton, Théo Attissogbe), the Blues had a lot of fun, notably scoring 8 tries under the leadership of Antoine Dupont, for whom it was the great comeback. However, everything was not as ideal as that.
Gros: “We had a little rant”
Fabien Galthié, unhappy with certain approximations, was angry at half-time while the score showed 31-0 in favor of the XV of France. “There were a lot of points where we were not at all satisfied, we had a little rant,” revealed Jean-Baptiste Gros, the left pillar quoted by L’Equipe, Monday morning. “We scored quickly, we defended well, but we weren't always very fair in our strategy. We have to be much fairer in the second period,” conceded the French coach upon returning from the locker room on TF1 to resume the match against the Japanese.
The Blues defended more than expected and Galthié did not like
But what didn't please the boss of the Blues? Bad passes between Dupont and Thomas Ramos, aligned as number 10, and between Grégory Alldritt and Dupont for example. Situations which pushed the Tricolores back and forced them to defend, a lot, and more than expected. “We score tries quickly, but we have difficulty building,” noted Roumat, regarding certain offensive rucks which will not have been clean enough to put Dupont in the best position. Fabien Galthié also did not like the indiscipline of his men, guilty of 11 faults in total during the match, like certain overplayed balls in the French camp. Mistakes not to be made as much against the Blacks, otherwise…
