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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 611911" data-attributes="member: 57076">Definitely, I agree French teams have looked very slow this year. It looks like even the fundamentals aren&#039;t working: basic passing, that kinda stuff.It&#039;s pretty funny because France was a side that scored a bunch of sexy tries, and even if French Flair has been dead (or asleep) for a while France still is a side that looks to attack, and the Top 14 isn&#039;t comprised of teams that don&#039;t have intent offensively...Clermont can still score a lot but look nothing like last year, while Toulouse have looked much better this year but will still put up sub-par or even WAY sub-par performances....like losing to Connacht at home as uh...as a good example that comes to mind.Toulon have shown good flair on attack, but Castres looked Castres-ated this year.Montpellier can put on a show offensively and Perpignan are fine too, but they have been incredibly irregular throughout this entire year.This weekend in particular has shed light on how English and Irish clubs can be superior: simple, physical and consistent for the one, and good fundamentals and flair on attack for the other.I think this is all just a continuation of the dark year that 2013 has been for France as a whole in Rugby, and eventually things will pan out more evenly.I expect France as a side to find its flair soon enough on attack, maybe not this coming 6N, but during perhaps or a bit later.But yes, perhaps the problem is more fundamental than we think, and on the &quot;SpÃ©cialistes du Rugby&quot; show they&#039;ve touched on that. Players aren&#039;t trained with the same style at all in France; fundamentals seem overlooked, and the attack isn&#039;t nearly as colorful as it&#039;s always been before that.Even the 2011 RWC side could score with all the unparalleled shyt going on there, or even the 2012 EOYT France squad.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 611911, member: 57076"] Definitely, I agree French teams have looked very slow this year. It looks like even the fundamentals aren't working: basic passing, that kinda stuff. It's pretty funny because France was a side that scored a bunch of sexy tries, and even if French Flair has been dead (or asleep) for a while France still is a side that looks to attack, and the Top 14 isn't comprised of teams that don't have intent offensively... Clermont can still score a lot but look nothing like last year, while Toulouse have looked much better this year but will still put up sub-par or even WAY sub-par performances....like losing to Connacht at home as uh...as a good example that comes to mind. Toulon have shown good flair on attack, but Castres looked Castres-ated this year. Montpellier can put on a show offensively and Perpignan are fine too, but they have been incredibly irregular throughout this entire year. This weekend in particular has shed light on how English and Irish clubs can be superior: simple, physical and consistent for the one, and good fundamentals and flair on attack for the other. I think this is all just a continuation of the dark year that 2013 has been for France as a whole in Rugby, and eventually things will pan out more evenly. I expect France as a side to find its flair soon enough on attack, maybe not this coming 6N, but during perhaps or a bit later. But yes, perhaps the problem is more fundamental than we think, and on the "SpÃ©cialistes du Rugby" show they've touched on that. Players aren't trained with the same style at all in France; fundamentals seem overlooked, and the attack isn't nearly as colorful as it's always been before that. Even the 2011 RWC side could score with all the unparalleled shyt going on there, or even the 2012 EOYT France squad. [/QUOTE]

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