2023-09-02 22:57:57
Christophe Urios (manager of Clermont, after the victory against La Rochelle): “It had been a long time since I had stressed like that. I find that we were not paid in the first half, they scored this tainted try with a forward, we were denied one on a quickly played touch. Afterwards, in the second period, it was more difficult, they occupied our camp, with a very good game at the foot of Dulin. Then the yellow card hurts us. The last quarter of an hour was unbreathable, you didn’t know how it was going to be. It’s quite rare in a Top 14 match.
I had talked about character with the players, we had it, we had courage, we weren’t very good but we hung on. It validates the state of mind. Although I think we could have done better. The Michelin when it is like that, is beautiful. Bravo to them (the spectators) because they helped us. We weren’t great, but we have the essentials, a good state of mind. It’s part of building a team. »
Étienne Falgoux (pillar of Clermont): “You didn’t have to be heartbroken, but you won. It was stressful, frustrating, we went through all the emotions. But I’m very proud of the guys, we had to go get her. We said to ourselves during the week that it was a test of character, it was. Our indiscipline? There was excess of envy, silly things. We had to catch up. The public played an essential role, they always pushed. Many thanks to them. The match was tight throughout.
The cut during the World Cup? I don’t think we really understood that we were going to cut. It’s quite special. It will allow us to progress as a team. It’s easier now to approach these moments of break with 2 victories. Technically, I’m on vacation. We’re going to cut a week off and get ready. The results of our first three matches? In progress. Oyonnax, we missed it, the second match (against Perpignan) was better, the third against a high-level team, we were able to respond. »
“We lost the ball after two game times, we were too undisciplined”
Jules Favre (center of La Rochelle): “We missed our first half, then next to our second when we said we were going to remobilize … It really sucks. We lost the ball after two game times, we were too undisciplined. We managed to keep them at eleven points… We weren’t realistic when we went to them. Everyone made their mistake, their forward, me first, they recovered from our mistakes. At the end, we were trying to play, but we didn’t know where we wanted to go. They just had to go up, load. »
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