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The Toulouse pillar and his teammates won this Saturday, April 27 against the Nanterre players (31-13), at the opening Of the 22nd day of Top 14.
Dorian Aldegheri, after a difficult first half, you managed to make the difference after returning from the locker room…
It’s always difficult, always difficult… There is no easy match (laughs). No, more seriously, we faced a good team, they came with intentions and we saw it in the first half. Especially since we also had the wind at our backs so we had to take points and we had a bit of trouble. We then managed to set up our game…
You had two trying opportunities at the start of the match which you did not convert and Racing scored on their first foray, did you have any doubts at that time?
It’s certain that with this refused test… We’re regaining the pressure behind and we have the wind at our backs, as I said. So yeah, it’s a bit of a headache at that point. But the positive thing is that everyone kept a cool head, and no one came out of the match. I am still satisfied with our return after half-time…
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Paradoxically, it was the teams that had the headwind that were the sharpest. How do you explain it?
Yes, it’s true. Maybe unconsciously we say to ourselves: “Damn, we’ve got the wind in our face, we’re going to have to hold the ball.” And there you have it, maybe that’s what happened.
With your passing game, you may be more comfortable with a headwind…
Maybe (smile). But remember, in the round of 16 of the Champions Cup, we had a headwind from the start and we had difficulty during this match in the first half… So we can’t say that all the time. I can’t really explain it.
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It was a big melee fight in particular. You are penalized once but you also earn three penalties, how did you experience it?
As I said, Racing is a big part up front. There is a big pack of forwards, both in the first and second half… Because when you see the score sheet, it’s tough. It puts pressure.
It was the match we had to win to avoid a stressful end to the season in the Top 14… Was there any particular pressure before the match?
Of course. You also tell yourself that there is a semi-final next week so will everyone be focused on the match or will unconsciously have their minds elsewhere? You always have this doubt. But we felt that everyone was in the game. There was a little pressure, it’s true, but more about not already thinking about next week’s half. We can be quite satisfied with our match (smile).
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Are you relieved to have done the work before heading into the Champions Cup semi-final?
Yes, the result this afternoon (this Saturday, Editor’s note) allows us to attack next week’s match positively. But it’s another competition, it’s different, it won’t be the same team, not the same refereeing… We have to switch, next Sunday it will be something else. I think the coaches prepared for the match like animals (laughs).
