After the defeat conceded by his players in Aurillac, Cyril Villain, coach of the FCG defense, expects much better from his group against Montauban.
The players spoke to us of a spirit of revenge.
"We have to stop being on alternating current. We saw it against Nevers. We made 60 minutes which are rather qualitative. And then we put the pressure back on ourselves at the end of the game. It's something we have to improve. We need to be more regular. Whether it's over 80 minutes or the sequence of games. You can't just have a good halftime. Or every other good game. We have other ambitions. The players have to understand that. And that, in spite of the turnover, which happens from time to time, because it is an obligation, they can keep a higher level of competition than what we were able to do, especially last week against Aurillac. "
Did you get angry after the game?
"Yeah, yeah, we raised the tone a little bit. The most annoying thing is that you know they can do it. We don't ask them to do extraordinary things. We exchange a lot with them. We validate them with them. That's it, whether it's on the development of game strategies, on a lot of things. Afterwards, it also happens to get through it. But not like that. Not like that. You can miss a touch, you can miss a pass. But it's been an accumulation of mistakes. In too many areas. No matter which team we meet at home or away, with so many mistakes, we're bound to be in trouble. Top level rugby requires more consistency. More precision. More investment too, than what we have shown on the field. Even if the week before Aurillac had been good. There are many things to rectify. It's certain that we all have a revenge to take on Friday night. And show another face to all the people watching us. "
Isn't it better to take this type of defeat at the beginning of the season?
"I don't know. Last year, it came very, very early, with the defeat in the first game. We reacted well behind. That's our problem. We're capable of doing great things, but we're having a hard time putting them together. It is perhaps a little bit our difficulties. We're working on it. We are trying to analyze the why and the how. We are working on it. And now, it's only the result that counts. From Friday evening against Montauban. The week after, we have a nice challenge. Anyway, the Pro D2 championship is a marathon. With only difficult games. All the teams have strengthened. The level is rather tightened between all the teams. We can't afford to get through it like we did. Because by being bad, the games, we won't win them. "
Auteur : FCG Rugby