This fourteenth day of Top 14 was marked by the victory of ASM on the lawn of Vannes, but the Clermontois experienced some complications before arriving in Brittany. A little earlier in the weekend, Antoine Dupont stepped up to the plate against the arbitration of La Rochelle – Toulouse. Discover the declarations that should not be missed!
I have to change my management a little and we have to change the spirit a little
This 14th day of Top 14 was marked by the clash between La Rochelle and Toulouse. If the Toulouse residents preferred to leave the vast majority of their executives to rest, this meeting kept its promises as the young Rouge et Noir knew how to put themselves at the level of a championship that many were discovering. But opposite, the Maritimes did not manage to put their game in place despite the victory. A refrain that has lasted since the start of the season. “I think that tomorrow (Sunday) morning, we will appreciate the four points. But right now, it’s… it’s… like a defeat! It’s hard right now. We need to change something. If I knew what, I would have done it already. We are suffering, our game is suffering. (We don’t take) no pleasure […]. I think I’m more responsible than them. It’s the truth. With some, demandingness is confused with negativity. But it is certain that I “frozen” a lot of players, not being able to handle the pressure put on them. This is a good lesson for me. I have to change my management a little and we have to change the spirit a little and I hope that it will result in something more positive”admitted the La Rochelle manager after the match.
On the other hand, the protection of the physical integrity of the players…
A match which was therefore marked by the impressive performance of Ugo Mola’s men despite the inexperience displayed on the scoresheet at kick-off. It was precisely an action on a young man from Toulouse that got people talking. For many, Tolu Latu’s clearing of Simon Daroque would have deserved more than the yellow card distributed by Luc Ramos the referee of the match. If the reactions multiplied on social networks, one made more noise than the others. “Proud of the talent and courage of young people, wrote Antoine Dupont on his Instagram account before adding, on the other hand, the protection of the physical integrity of the players…” A message from the best player in the world in 2021 who necessarily weighs more than the others.
While Tolo Latu’s gesture against the young Toulouse Simon Daroque fuels the controversy, Dupont took a position on his social networks. Where his sounding board now makes him an interlocutor who weighs…
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I have rarely seen such a talented kid
On Jean-Bouin’s lawn, Bordeaux-Bègles surely achieved the performance of this fourteenth day. By winning with the offensive bonus, the Girondins showed that they were dangerous everywhere and all the time. Among all the Bordeaux residents, one particularly stood out. Louis Bielle-Biarrey continues to progress and impress his teammates, like his captain Maxime Lucu raves about his young winger. “His second try, frankly, only he is capable of scoring it. To make a framing-overflow in such a restricted space (facing Parisian winger Charles Laloi, Editor’s note), it’s strong. Since one year, Louis is gaining momentum and honestly, I’ve rarely seen a kid so talented. What he’s doing right now is stratospheric.”
It was lunar, we found ourselves in the airport alone
After their defeat against Montpellier in the Michelinthe Clermontois were keen to redeem themselves on the side of La Rabine. A successful mission after some turbulence, not on the ground, but in the plane which was to take them to Vannes. Christophe Urios tells us. “We had to leave at 2:30 p.m. We took off a little later because the weather conditions here were not easy. What tipped us off was that we added fuel, we said to ourselves that it wasn’t necessarily a good sign… When we arrived here, it got worse, after an hour of flight we couldn’t see anything. We tried to land. or three times, we don’t have not successful. The air traffic controllers made sure to land us as close as possible to Lorient, Rennes not possible, Brest not possible and Nantes did not want to receive us. So we found ourselves in Caen. It was lunar, we found ourselves in the airport alone. We were lucky to find people helping, notably the transporter, with a driver who was great. We should have been there Saturday at 4:30 p.m., we arrived at 10:30 p.m. I think the players were great, we could have gotten away with it! Finally, with the match at 9:05 p.m., we were in a great setting. We were able to rest, I found that we had managed the day well. The players made it go well. Ultimately there was no impact.”
For us, it’s a dream
The MHR no longer makes anyone laugh. The Bayonne residents swept away on the GGL lawn will not tell you otherwise. With their improved victory, Joan Caudullo’s men are getting closer to the top 6 and can now think about it or at least dream about it. “For us, it’s a dream. We are well placed, I think, to know that it has been really complicated for two years. So, no, we have to be very realistic, we have to, of course, to be as competitive. We play the Top 14 for that, to necessarily aim for the top table. We have to remain really humble, not to get carried away, because from one weekend to another, it goes so quickly… And that. doesn’t just depend on us.”confided Arthur Vincent at the end of the meeting. The one who was celebrating his hundredth with his lifelong club prefers to temper it, but at this rate, the Cistes will soon no longer be able to hide.
