After the match, Argentinian coach Felipe Contepomi paid tribute to the France team.
What is your assessment of the past season?
It's hard to take stock of the year after a match of this magnitude. There were good things and things that still need to be improved, that's all. But we are on the right path.
Your team was undisciplined on Saturday night…
There were small incidents in the game. We stayed with fourteen too long and against France, it's difficult. We didn't make many mistakes but those were made in our own half. When France enters this zone, it is very difficult to stop. Despite everything, the players had a very good second half and raised their heads. We pushed the intensity slider.
How to explain French realism?
It's the French game, that's all. We wanted to prevent them from entering our 22 meters, an area where they are very strong. But we have not always succeeded. Yellow cards are expensive, in short. The Blues were pragmatic, unlike us. And that's why the French XV is one of the best teams in the world.
Can you give us any news about Bautista Delguy, who came out injured from this match?
No, I saw him just two minutes in the locker room after the match. I know he's injured, it's something muscular and not too serious but we need to do a medical assessment before making a decision.
Have you noticed an evolution in the French game since the two tests played last summer?
The strategy is the one we had already studied. The difference with this summer is the players: Fickou, Dupont and all the other players who did not come in June. They play a lot around number 9, they do interesting things with crosses…
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