Par Simone Galinier
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before the shock Toulon-Lyonthis Thursday 22 December (9pm), at the opening of Boxing Day (1pm).and day of the Top 14), the scrum-half of the RCT Fresh Baptist was asked at a press conference about Argentina’s FIFA World Cup final win against France. The 28-year-old France international (42 caps) returned to the rigorous chambering of his Argentine team-mate Facundo Isa for the first time, following the 3and star conquered on Sunday by the Albiceleste, before sending to message of support for the Blues by Didier Deschamps.
“All the Argentines in the Top 14 must have been bragging about this week”
“Unfortunately for everyone, Facundo had a great time this week. But I think all the Argentines in the Top 14 must have bragged a bit,” said the native of La Teste-de-Buch (Gironde) first, before continuing:
“All the French, and me first, feel sorry for the French team, because it remains a World Cup final. Even if they had won it 4 years ago, it would have been nice to have a little back-to-back (repeating the same action twice in a row in NBA and basketball language, ed.). Even if they didn’t manage to score twice, I’m sure they will return to the finals, because they have a great generation and young talents.”
“We need solidarity in the world of sport
Like the Argentine coach of the Stade Français, Gonzalo Quesada, who praised the quality of the work of the French football team coach Didier Deschamps, while criticizing the attitude of some Argentine players, Fresh Baptist wanted to say hello to the Blues course in Qatar and asked complacency towards them:
“We all have to stand behind these young talents and all these Blues. I saw that there were quite a few very disturbing criticisms and remarks. These are things that must end, because sport is above all about people. The first to be disappointed must be the players, so we need solidarity in the world of sport and we are in solidarity with them. “A beautiful message from the Toulonnais from which some would do well to take a cue.
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