A good cold shower... There's nothing better often to get your mind straight.
We still have to agree to face reality.
The hardest part undoubtedly for these Blues who are visibly struggling to overcome their failure in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, on October 15 at the Stade de France, against South Africa (28-29).
Friday evening in Marseille, when the Six Nations Tournament was to open a new chapter, they were overwhelmed, physically, psychologically and tactically.
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Grégory Alldritt, captain in the absence of Antoine Dupont who left to live under the skies of the French 7-a-side team until the Paris Olympics (July 26 – August 11), was unable to lead his troop to safety facing Irish people loyal to themselves.
This resounding fiasco (17-38), heaviest defeat since the start of the Galthié era in January 2020, raises a lot of questions.
How did we get here ?
Will the trauma of the World Cup linger for a long time in French minds?
Does the coach have the means and capabilities to restart the machine?
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