While the Blues have not convinced since the start of the autumn tests, Fabien Galthié has been the target of severe criticism.
The French XV has been suffering since the start of the fall tests. Beaten by South Africa to start despite a second half played with numerical superiority, the Blues indeed followed up with a painful victory against Fiji.
After a good start to the match, Fabien Galthié’s men lost their footing, allowing the Pacific players to equalize, before finally preserving the essentials in the second half. Despite this poor performance, the French coach wanted to be positive.
“It happened as we imagined. We are very satisfied, he commented, adding about its hinge: “They were very good. » Comments which made many observers raise eyebrows, some no longer hesitating to criticize the former scrum half, as much for the game proposed by the Blues as for his communication.
“His speech doesn’t hold up”
“His speech doesn’t hold up. He has been here for six years, he has had all the conditions he asked for. They all come together to ensure that the French team performs well. The Blues are not developing players, they are very high level players”thundered Pierre Villepreux in the columns of Le Parisien.
“We would like him to talk a little more about the strategy he is putting in place and the content of the match. His communication is minimalist but his role requires him to do so, nuanced Denis Charvet, even adding: “Fabien, we like him or we don’t like him, but it’s the way he works. On this point, I agree with him. If he starts to spread himself out, he will break the trust he has with Romain. Because when you’re a player, there’s nothing worse than seeing your coach criticize you in public. It has to stay in the locker room, between them. »
