Before the Grenoble team's trip to Carcassonne, Cyril Villain reversed the defeat conceded by the "Rouge & Bleu" against Colomiers at the Stade des Alpes
Did the staff shake the players this week?
"Obviously, the tone is a little raised. Of course, the result is not at all favourable to us. After that, there was a very good first half. And a second half where, unfortunately, there is not much... So we tried to understand things. Because, despite everything, the group is working well. It has been invested since the beginning of the season. We didn't expect this second half at all. You have to try to understand things and then put them in place so that it doesn't happen again. »
Have you changed anything this week?
"We've already done a first analysis on the rugby part. We're completely out of what we could have done well in the first half. And then, in particular, the return at half-time. It was to try to keep going, not to panic. And then try to understand things. Why we were able to produce this very good performance for 40 minutes, even though we could have scored a little more, and then try to understand things. It also involves work. Exchanges with players. Of course, everyone was very disappointed. Now, the idea was to quickly move on to something else and then make things right tomorrow night against Carca. »
We'll have to show something else in the Aude, but it's always complicated to win outdoors, even in Pro D2...
"Yeah, very difficult. Especially against Carcassonne who made a good start to the season, with a group that has changed very little. So we expect a tough game. But, good for you. We'll see a little bit of our ability to react. Try to show a different face. And to be more consistent for 80 minutes. Because we can't afford to play 40 or 60 minutes. We need to be much more consistent. We also need the returning players to bring us a little more than they were able to do last week. And then, here we go, we have to be careful not to panic. We know it's a tough league. We went through this two seasons ago. With a rather favourable outcome. Of course, there is no worse way to start the season than to lose at home. Now, we must quickly turn the page and then try to make our rugby evolve to achieve positive results. »
We mustn't panic.
"No, you can't question everything. As I said, we made a good preparation. We think the players are well invested. It's working well. Now, it's not a guarantee of security to win every game. Everyone is working. We can see that the level of Pro D2, with a workforce that is improving from year to year.... I don't think we took Colomiers from above. We're just completely out of the game. They were given the opportunities to go after this result. And the idea is never to repeat this kind of situation again. »
It's anecdotal, but do you have any new balls?
"We picked them up this week. There are many teams playing in BeRugBe. In Pro D2, there is no obligation to play with Gilbert balls. Whether it's for all the work this week, we've done it with this type of balloon. It changes a little bit in terms of grip, for the goalscorers, the markers for the throwers. We tried not to leave anything out. Yes, they have the color of the FCG, but they have another logo. We made an exchange with the Béziers club. »
Auteur : FCG Rugby