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[November Tests 2017 EOYT] France vs. New Zealand (11/11/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="FrenchFan" data-source="post: 878740" data-attributes="member: 70871"><p>Not really. The issues facing Noves are structural not coaching.</p><p></p><p>His recall of Bastaraud is a step backwards. And it's the result of Laporte's increasing interference because Laporte rates Bastaraud from his years at Toulon, Noves doesn't and he hasn't been shy in saying so.</p><p>Laporte is an increasingly overbearing president with a finger in every pie, incl. the coaching of the national team. This is why I said Noves might as well pack up and go home if he's pressurised in making coaching decisions he doesn't want make.</p><p></p><p>The rotten union environment he's dealing with is going to eventually blow up into the union's face at the next RWC. This is what happened with the last selector whom the union placed under FFR vice president Blanco that led to the disastrous showing at the last RWC. Here we go again. The union just can't help themselves. They are looking down the barrell of a pool exit at the rate this is going.</p><p></p><p>Noves in the right environment - that the union has failed to create around the national team - should be able to bring more to the coaching table than he is now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrenchFan, post: 878740, member: 70871"] Not really. The issues facing Noves are structural not coaching. His recall of Bastaraud is a step backwards. And it's the result of Laporte's increasing interference because Laporte rates Bastaraud from his years at Toulon, Noves doesn't and he hasn't been shy in saying so. Laporte is an increasingly overbearing president with a finger in every pie, incl. the coaching of the national team. This is why I said Noves might as well pack up and go home if he's pressurised in making coaching decisions he doesn't want make. The rotten union environment he's dealing with is going to eventually blow up into the union's face at the next RWC. This is what happened with the last selector whom the union placed under FFR vice president Blanco that led to the disastrous showing at the last RWC. Here we go again. The union just can't help themselves. They are looking down the barrell of a pool exit at the rate this is going. Noves in the right environment - that the union has failed to create around the national team - should be able to bring more to the coaching table than he is now. [/QUOTE]
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