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2024 Guinness Six Nations
2014 6 Nations: Scotland vs France (Round 4)
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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs. Peter Quinn" data-source="post: 625830" data-attributes="member: 12190"><p>JeremyGuscott had the following to say about France, and for the first time in my life, I completely agree with him.</p><p></p><p>I sat in the Stade de France during the 30-10 win over Italy two weeks ago and I was gobsmacked at France's tactics. It was a case of 'let the forwards stick it up their jumpers and try to bully and smash their way through'. It was lacklustre and unimaginative in every single way.</p><p>The French attacking line was just so flat against Italy and so laboured as they lost 27-6 to Wales. So laboured, in fact, that the couple of scoring opportunities they had, they couldn't finish.</p><p>When Mathieu Bastareaud went through George North and got to within two yards of the Welsh try-line, he could have slipped the ball but didn't. When he finally got the ball to Hugo Bonneval, he couldn't take the catch.</p><p></p><p>Ewis, this is the main reason why you are met with resentment when you talk about England playing "muscle-ball". It's because in the current climate those descriptions are more applicable to France than England. </p><p>For me, the occasional individual brilliance in counter attacking and broken play is saving French blushes and covering up for the really unimaginative attacking game. In structured attacking play, France look clueless.</p><p></p><p>Above, you've said that France have already had their 80min fart of a game, and somewhere else you said you were satisfied with France on the whole. I don't see how you can think that. France have been dire for the vast majority of the tournament and it was extremely predictable that they would lose in Paris.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs. Peter Quinn, post: 625830, member: 12190"] JeremyGuscott had the following to say about France, and for the first time in my life, I completely agree with him. I sat in the Stade de France during the 30-10 win over Italy two weeks ago and I was gobsmacked at France's tactics. It was a case of 'let the forwards stick it up their jumpers and try to bully and smash their way through'. It was lacklustre and unimaginative in every single way. The French attacking line was just so flat against Italy and so laboured as they lost 27-6 to Wales. So laboured, in fact, that the couple of scoring opportunities they had, they couldn't finish. When Mathieu Bastareaud went through George North and got to within two yards of the Welsh try-line, he could have slipped the ball but didn't. When he finally got the ball to Hugo Bonneval, he couldn't take the catch. Ewis, this is the main reason why you are met with resentment when you talk about England playing "muscle-ball". It's because in the current climate those descriptions are more applicable to France than England. For me, the occasional individual brilliance in counter attacking and broken play is saving French blushes and covering up for the really unimaginative attacking game. In structured attacking play, France look clueless. Above, you've said that France have already had their 80min fart of a game, and somewhere else you said you were satisfied with France on the whole. I don't see how you can think that. France have been dire for the vast majority of the tournament and it was extremely predictable that they would lose in Paris. [/QUOTE]
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