Toulon broke its streak of two losses on Saturday night against Brive (13-9), but the Var, ninth in the Top 14 standings, did not do with the way. Mayol’s audience expressed their dissatisfaction by whistling their team copiously at the final whistle. A heavy atmosphere on which Anthony Belleau, author of all his points against the Brivists, spoke after the meeting. ” I heard at the end of the match that the public was not necessarily happy, remark for Canal + the French international opening half (12 selections), understanding of the expectations, touched by this situation but especially eager for this hostile climate to disappear. Toulon has a demanding audience and I’m a little sad, I feel that we are not all united. There is a lot of frustration among players and supporters. Toulon does not deserve this division between all the stakeholders of the club. We need to put our egos aside and tighten up. We feel this expectation around us. Times are hard. We are not in our place and we, the players, have our share of the responsibility. It affects me. I wish there was a little more joy. »
A heavy climate
The former Agenais is well aware of this, “it’s up to us, the players, to bounce back”. And the reception of Racing 92 will be decisive in this quest to regain a confidence that is sorely lacking in Patrice Collazo’s players. “It’s hard to find each other, yet we don’t invent anything. It is difficult to achieve simple things so before looking any further, you have to do them well. We were reassured this evening (Saturday) already, now we must confirm, ”he admits. Meet at Mayol on Saturday (9:05 p.m.) in front of Ciel et Blanc. A series can begin and do the greatest good for Anthony Belleau and his teammates.-
