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Unbelievable to think that SF may not make the playoffs after how the first half of their season went. The 6N debacle could well have a negative effect on their season also with key guys like Plisson and Pape being affected negatively after getting a lot of criticism.
... and after being badly strangely managed (like the whole team) by PSA.
French Under 20 got the Grand Slam so people (including PSA) whining about the Top 14 hosting too many foreigners to the detriment of our young French players may be shortcutting the reality.
Even our women got the Grand Slam!
At some point, after 3 dreadful seasons, maybe we can start questionning PSA ability to manage the French elite.
This year's campaign was not far from last year's one. A fluke home victory vs England. A deceptive one vs Italy. A lesson in Wales. A "shameful" win in Scotland.Our best game was pribably our defeat to Ireland. Though losing at home without ever be in control is not encouraging.
PSA changed the players. And it didn't really change much in fairness. The method is wrong. The gameplans are wrong. There's no style, no control, no progression, no strong part in the game. If it was not for Huget and Fofana we would have fought with Italy not to get the wooden spoon!
Sorry Neoulous but this French team reminds me of your club: a team in a living dead state
... And the common point for both is the failure of the decision makers (respectively the USAP board and the FFR). 0 -
... and after being badly strangely managed (like the whole team) by PSA.
French Under 20 got the Grand Slam so people (including PSA) whining about the Top 14 hosting too many foreigners to the detriment of our young French players may be shortcutting the reality.
Even our women got the Grand Slam!
At some point, after 3 dreadful seasons, maybe we can start questionning PSA ability to manage the French elite.
This year's campaign was not far from last year's one. A fluke home victory vs England. A deceptive one vs Italy. A lesson in Wales. A "shameful" win in Scotland.Our best game was pribably our defeat to Ireland. Though losing at home without ever be in control is not encouraging.
PSA changed the players. And it didn't really change much in fairness. The method is wrong. The gameplans are wrong. There's no style, no control, no progression, no strong part in the game. If it was not for Huget and Fofana we would have fought with Italy not to get the wooden spoon!
Sorry Neoulous but this French team reminds me of your club: a team in a living dead state... And the common point for both is the failure of the decision makers (respectively the USAP board and the FFR).
I have to agree on this to a certain level. Lagisquet and Bru should be included in the problem. I can't understand why PSA asked the back coach of Biarritz, a team famous for its negativity in the game, and think that would make us world beaters. I'd say the national side failure is a combination of poor technical and tactical coaching/ selection job and also political inability to provide the team with the right collaboration with the clubs.
The most worrying in my POV is the obvious bad preparation on the technical perspective. Set pieces were awful and we were penalized way too much.
Where I agree with you is that there is a tradition in France of not taking decisions when things obviously need to be changed. PSA would have been dismissed in many federations after 3 such bad seasons when you know the potential we can field on the park.0 -
BoarHunter wrote: »I'd say the national side failure is a combination of poor technical and tactical coaching/ selection job and also political inability to provide the team with the right collaboration with the clubs.
Pretty much spot on.BoarHunter wrote: »The most worrying in my POV is the obvious bad preparation on the technical perspective. Set pieces were awful and we were penalized way too much.
Yes. You're again spot on here.
If we compare with the Lièvremont era, he tried to play some kind of an anti-Laporte rugby, all attacking, for 2 years. Despite some noteworthy performances (I remember a defeat in Croke Park where we played great rugby) he could not bring his dream to reality. So he adapted and we won the Grand Slam in 2010 with a much more restrictive rugby (à l'anglaise we would say to tease our best enemies
- we actually got it by beating England in Paris in a game à l'ancienne -).
That's where PSA is essentially failing. He seems to be constantly trying. At some point he needs to decide and go for his idea or adapt it to the situation and to the players he has. The WC is next year and we've never been that much "dans la mouise" (excuse my french :P).BoarHunter wrote: »Where I agree with you is that there is a tradition in France of not taking decisions when things obviously need to be changed. PSA would have been dismissed in many federations after 3 such bad seasons when you know the potential we can field on the park.
Yeah, the problem though is it's too late now. If we changed the coach now he'd just have a year to prepare for the WC.
And yeah the mess between FFR & LNR is not helping. There was a start at the beginning of this season with the "30 games for 30 players" but the conditions seem weird (e.g. players need to play at least 20 min for the game to be counted) and noone is really happy with it.0 -
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Metro might just take the Paris derby. Stade not exactly full strength, and Metro have named a very strong team. Absolute must win for Stade, if they lose the wheels have officially come off on a team that was looking like on of the best in the league. Metro can really put themselves into the playoff reckoning with a win.
These team sheets are the best thing about french rugby:
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