OMG what a diappointment...
For once that we were the best team we lose...I guess that's our punishment for having won against Scotland last week while we we'rent deserve it.
As often we've been our worst enemy...we gave two tries, one by amazingly forgetting to defend in the centre of the field, and the last try following an interception of one of the numerous stupid blind passes that the players did. Shocking passes throughout the game, so many forward passes that cost us two already made tries...how can we be so stupid is beyond me. We played in urgency, this is the trademark of a team lacking confidence, would we have been more clinical we would have won comfortably.
Still there are plenty of reasons to be positive:
- the halves (yes !!): for once, the pair Tales-Machenaud did a good match, that's certainly the best news of that Tournament, maybe we've found ***ulars and there's still Trinh-duc-Parra in reserve,
- the centres. Especially Bastareaud, I was really not happy at all with him at the beginning of the 6N but I have to admit he never ceased to improve; he made BOD and d'Arcy look anonymous, and was good in everything he tried as well offensively and in defense also,
- the line-out improved a lot and passed a good test today,
- despite a second choice front row our scrum also did a good job. Domingo penalized 3 times because he's guilty of being shorter than his opponent is just a farce, but since the Scotland game we are used to be sanctioned while being better in that exercize. Fortunately he didn't cost us a lot this time.
But:
- defense; one major error only but what an error, I had the feeling that all the brains of the team suddenly disconnected at the same time,
- passes...monkeys sending balls randomly in the air would have look to have a smarter game,
That last action where Walsh didn't give a penalty is anecdotic, I usually like his refereeing even though as many SH men he sometimes do stupid things on scrums. We lose the game long before that action by the number of handling errors we made.
And would have Walsh award that penalty, we would have not avoided a roastbeef victory in the tournament !
For once that we were the best team we lose...I guess that's our punishment for having won against Scotland last week while we we'rent deserve it.
As often we've been our worst enemy...we gave two tries, one by amazingly forgetting to defend in the centre of the field, and the last try following an interception of one of the numerous stupid blind passes that the players did. Shocking passes throughout the game, so many forward passes that cost us two already made tries...how can we be so stupid is beyond me. We played in urgency, this is the trademark of a team lacking confidence, would we have been more clinical we would have won comfortably.
Still there are plenty of reasons to be positive:
- the halves (yes !!): for once, the pair Tales-Machenaud did a good match, that's certainly the best news of that Tournament, maybe we've found ***ulars and there's still Trinh-duc-Parra in reserve,
- the centres. Especially Bastareaud, I was really not happy at all with him at the beginning of the 6N but I have to admit he never ceased to improve; he made BOD and d'Arcy look anonymous, and was good in everything he tried as well offensively and in defense also,
- the line-out improved a lot and passed a good test today,
- despite a second choice front row our scrum also did a good job. Domingo penalized 3 times because he's guilty of being shorter than his opponent is just a farce, but since the Scotland game we are used to be sanctioned while being better in that exercize. Fortunately he didn't cost us a lot this time.
But:
- defense; one major error only but what an error, I had the feeling that all the brains of the team suddenly disconnected at the same time,
- passes...monkeys sending balls randomly in the air would have look to have a smarter game,
That last action where Walsh didn't give a penalty is anecdotic, I usually like his refereeing even though as many SH men he sometimes do stupid things on scrums. We lose the game long before that action by the number of handling errors we made.
And would have Walsh award that penalty, we would have not avoided a roastbeef victory in the tournament !
