The manager of the XV of France Philippe Saint-Andre said Sunday, just after the defeat against Ireland (24-9), its troops would be “preparing for a big fight” next Saturday in the quarterfinals, against New Zealand, while recognizing the superiority of the Irish.
” They have more than earned the win. For us, we have to recover, analyze, knowing that we are still in the race and we want to prepare for a big Saturday night match against the All Blacks Cardiff “, said the coach tricolor.
After expressing reassured by the absence of injured in traffic ranks, former winger of the XV of France returned to the catastrophic end of the match of his troops. ” What is worrying, but rather we made too many mistakes in the last 20 minutes, offensively, by conquest, it took a lot of penalties “, he said.
A “dogfight”
Saint-André disappointed but not depressed, which analyzes the defeat by the Irish dominance in winning phases: ” We had difficulties to get clean balls. And from that moment, it’s complicated in a game of this intensity when you’re just defending … “
also stressed that intensity, but with a smile The third Irish online Jamie Heaslip. “It was hard, I’m anxious to see the statistics of this meeting. It looked like a dogfight at times, a big fight between two packs which opened in half to allow the three-quarters of each side to put a lot of volume, play on the width. We knew it would come directly to the facts against France “, Heaslip said an ecstatic, like the rest of its partners, which take the first place in Group D and will play Argentina in the quarterfinals.
“The biggest challenge of the World Cup ahead”
The quarter-final, that is the horizon towards which the Blues are now turning. The word master French side after this bitter defeat against Clover was “throw it in the trash match” , to use the analysis Bastareaud and prepare the challenge against New Zealand Saturday in Cardiff. “We’ll have to regroup and prepare for a great fight. New Zealanders are favorites. But in rugby, you never know. It is important to stay together, to accept that we have not performed well and be ready for Saturday, “ emphasized Philippe Saint-André.
“There is a match, one quarter-final against New Zealand which is the biggest team in the world. And most important it will be to leave all our strength “, added his captain, Thierry Dusautoir, who believes the feat. “It is perhaps the greatest challenge of the World Cup ahead. “
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