the essential Present in the staff of US Montauban for four seasons, the young forties Julien Gauthier now has new prerogatives with the game on foot, and everything that revolves around possession and dispossession. A new role that almost imposed itself.
He never forgets to collect all the balls at the end of training. With his cap and headset, Julien Gauthier is undoubtedly one of the cornerstones of the new US Montauban staff desired by Pierre-Philippe Lafond. “At his request, I gave up my position in the analysis unit to regain my prerogatives of kicking strategy and accompanying the scorers that I had already occupied, to which we add everything that is the game of possession. , of dispossession. It’s a very interesting new mission which makes me find the ground ten years after having left Albi (smile).”
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No more double or triple hats, as when he arrived, with a staff that is getting stronger, hence a mission for everyone. So, is it easier or more complicated to work together? “Obviously I work a lot with David (Byrnes) and Flo (Wieczorek). I’m the cornerstone of everyone, knowing when you’re in attack, how you become a defender, and vice versa. It’s a lot of job, but modern rugby is like that. It’s rich in interactions with the staff”, notes Julien Gauthier.
“Players who run more and smarter”
For this role, the one who went through the staff of the France under-20 team (before the Sébastien Calvet era) could not have dreamed of better: “There is a lot of work beforehand in terms of knowledge of modern rugby. Then you have to transcribe it to the profile of players that we have this season. Our game plan has evolved since last season, and we started to see certain things during the preparation matches that we did not see before. interesting things, and you still need to improve some aspects to be dangerous all the time during a match.”
From now on, the players are real pros, with work on the field but also outside. Footwork must also be an offensive weapon now, to put the opponent under constant pressure. With players who run more? “Players who run more, perhaps, also in a smarter way. During all the preparation, we worked to have players more and more mobile, to put pressure everywhere, and all the time (smile).”
Julien Gauthier is also always on the lookout for the opponent’s game: “We obviously analyzed the game of Valence Romans Drôme rugby (VRDR). I hope we found faults (smile).”
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