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France - World Cup 2015 Discussion Thread
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<blockquote data-quote="Chistera" data-source="post: 742275" data-attributes="member: 72020"><p>Agree with all of it, while our pack was efficient in every aspect of the game at SdF, our backline continues to be as boring and conservative as ever, its input (eg. Huget's try, Bastareaud's runs) are only due to the individual quality of our backs, not to any sort of playing scheme of tactics. Lagisquet is the man to blame.</p><p>The Parra-Lopez-Fofana-Nakaitaci combination already gave PSA a stron core for its backline, he'd just have needed to plug in an outside centre as well as two member of the back three. Having a competetive 9-10-12 axis playing at the same club, and especially Clermont, is such a blessing that I can't fathom why PSA didn't go with it (Lopez is far superior to Tales anyway). I certainly wouldn't have minded our backline using the same combinations and playing style as Clermont...</p><p>Toulouse also has a majorily French backline: Bezy/Doussain - Flood - Mcallister / Fickou - Fritz/David - Bonneval/Clerc - Medard/Poitrenaud - Huget. That two non-French players out of 12 rotational players.</p><p>Truth is that PSA (or Lagisquet) is afraid of afraid of talent, afraid of players who could bring some flair and inventivity to our backline. That is why a spineless Yes-man like Tales (who claimed not to care about being cut from the squad), is the ideal Saint-Andre player.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chistera, post: 742275, member: 72020"] Agree with all of it, while our pack was efficient in every aspect of the game at SdF, our backline continues to be as boring and conservative as ever, its input (eg. Huget's try, Bastareaud's runs) are only due to the individual quality of our backs, not to any sort of playing scheme of tactics. Lagisquet is the man to blame. The Parra-Lopez-Fofana-Nakaitaci combination already gave PSA a stron core for its backline, he'd just have needed to plug in an outside centre as well as two member of the back three. Having a competetive 9-10-12 axis playing at the same club, and especially Clermont, is such a blessing that I can't fathom why PSA didn't go with it (Lopez is far superior to Tales anyway). I certainly wouldn't have minded our backline using the same combinations and playing style as Clermont... Toulouse also has a majorily French backline: Bezy/Doussain - Flood - Mcallister / Fickou - Fritz/David - Bonneval/Clerc - Medard/Poitrenaud - Huget. That two non-French players out of 12 rotational players. Truth is that PSA (or Lagisquet) is afraid of afraid of talent, afraid of players who could bring some flair and inventivity to our backline. That is why a spineless Yes-man like Tales (who claimed not to care about being cut from the squad), is the ideal Saint-Andre player. [/QUOTE]
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