Criticized before they even play, the Blues have silenced many voices in New Zealand. Théo Attissogbe did not hesitate to denounce a false countryside.
Deprived of many executives for its summer tour in New Zealand, the XV of France Fabien Galkié version did not miss its entry into the matter. Faced with all blacks in full, the Blues stood up with panache, losing justly (31-27) in the first game test on Saturday in Wellington. A convincing performance, despite the absences of Antoine Dupont or Romain Ntamack, who had fueled criticism in recent weeks.
Among the most virulent voices, that of the old All Black Justin Marshall, who had insurgent against the choice of FFR:
“Total bullshit” According to him, regretting that “The French always find an excuse so as not to bring their best elements”. A frontal attack swept by the performance of young tricolors, and in particular that of Théo Attissogbe, established in the back for the first time with the XV of France.
In the columns of
The teamThe 21 -year -old Palois first entrusted his frustration of having let the victory escape at the end of the match:
“The first feeling is still frustration. Because I think we really stayed in the match very, very long, until the very end, and that we had this little opportunity around the 76th minute to take the scoring. So it’s really frustration. »»
“They don’t follow the Top 14”
As for criticism from New Zealand media, Théo Attissogbe does not make much of it: “What was said in the local media, it did not particularly affect me. I am not here to please the New Zealand media or to satisfy them. We, in any case, remained united. We wanted to make a big match, I think that is what we did today even if we should not hide that we missed some details in the game. ”
Relaunched on the image of a “bis” France team, he concluded with Malice: “We say that maybe they don’t know what we do all year round, that they don’t follow the Top 14. I stayed in my bubble with the group. I focused on us. We have worked well for three weeks. »»
