Toulouse. Sylvain Houlès: “The boys were heroic”
Thanks to this third victory in a row, the TO is no longer in last place in the standings while awaiting the result of the match between the Rovers of Hull and Wakefield, scheduled for today at 4 p.m.
Sylvain Houlès (TO coach): “We could put one more in the second half, they were defending their line. That we don’t score, that’s one thing, it happens. But what do we do behind? These penalties that “We gave them, which means that behind them they come to us. This is especially the negative for us. But the boys were heroic in defending our line. This is also what must be remembered, and until ‘at’ at the end because it’s 14-6 when they take the breach. The boys made the effort to come back and defend. The players knew that it was important to win this match and get out of this last place. we did it, at least for a day and we’ll see what happens next. Those who have to continue to be efficient to keep their place, it pushes behind to compete for minutes, everyone is aware of it. I haven’t had big breaks in my ranks, just small knocks. It was a committed match and with the heat, the energy system, the players suffered, they rammed enough tonight.”
Romain Navarette (pillar of the TO): “We’ve been winning three games in a row, we’re in a good dynamic. Afterwards, we haven’t arrived, there are still a lot of games before we think we’re saved. We have the capabilities “, we have proven it in the last three games. We will have to continue to work hard as we do, if we continue like this there will be no problems. It’s important for the club, for us players. , we look at the standings. We have a string of victories so we must not lower the speed. When they have their fifteen minutes of madness and they score, we were good at controlling them behind and not letting them get carried away the game. It’s our last two victories that allow us to better manage this kind of situation and not take more. It proves that we are right and that we are learning in recent weeks. It is a good omen for the sequel.”
Lucas Albert (TO half): “I try to bring all my energy when I come home. And I often arrive when the opponent has a strong moment. My job is to motivate the guys in defense and tell them not to let go, and bring a plus in attack. I’ve been in this configuration for three games now, and we’ve had three wins so I take this role to heart. Everyone did their part tonight, and I did my part to help. In a match like that with the heat, you lose two to three kilos.”