2023-12-04 10:40:00
After Toulouse’s defeat once morest Stade Français (27-12), consultant for Canal+ Marc Lièvremont gave his feelings on the entry into play of Antoine Dupont. The general public and connoisseurs alike expect a lot from the captain of the Blues.
We know that Dupont is an element apart in world rugby and an undeniable talent. Therefore, he is necessarily not evaluated like other players. He is much more scrutinized, more analyzed, more expected than the other players around him. Sunday evening, following his team’s difficult start (20-0 in the 50th minute), number 9 came into play to try to redress the situation, to the ovations of Jean-Bouin’s public. After the meeting, Marc Lièvremont also mentioned the presence of executives and major players on the Red and Black side, compared to other years when Toulouse often played Paris with its doubles. “If Stade Toulouse is doing poorly this year with a fourth away defeat since the start of the season, this evening, there was still most of its strength and in particular with a very powerful bench.”
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Indeed, Ugo Mola had opted for a fairly strong 5-3 with Mauvaka, Meafou, Jelonch, and even Barassi behind. And so Dupont. His performance was not measured enough to try to reverse the situation, although he was able to create some opportunities on laser passes in particular.
“It weighs relatively little on the game”
After the defeat, the former coach spoke regarding the scrum-half, explaining that Dupont is no longer really the “game changer” that we once knew. While it was one of the goals of his sporting life, his return from the World Cup is not what he hoped for. “Antoine Dupont has returned to a form of norm since the World Cup, a norm to which we were not accustomed.”
To put into perspective the copy made by the best player in the world 2021, Lièvremont compared it with his elder and former experienced teammate Rory Kockott. He who notably had an interesting match in the animation and in the Dupont style by trying to break the defensive line. On Barré’s second attempt, it is he who sees the space in the closed. “He weighs quite little on the game when we see the difference with Rory Kockott, the way the latter weighed on his team’s play, and the normal performance of Antoine Dupont, it’s a little worrying.” Let’s not doubt the return of the stratospheric Dupont, it might only be a question of time. However, we should not delay too much before leaving to join the 7 and prepare for the Olympic adventure.
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