Denying moments of deconcentration, especially on removals, which have cost dearly to South Africa, remain lucid late in the game and deaf to Argentine provocations: at all levels, the Blues are asked to keep a cool head Saturday against the Pumas. Find the keys for the France - Argentina match.

Referrals, a recurring evil

It has become a sad refrain: the Blues deplore "stupid mistakes" that cost them matches. Those committed during the referrals to their camp, while they have just scored, are among the most infuriating: the test of Nkosi that revived South Africa (defeat 29-26) Saturday is directly attributable to a mess between Sébastien Vahaamahina and Camille Lopez. With the penalty following the lost ball by Louis Picamoles (13th), the Blues conceded 10 points across the 4 balloons lost on 9 referrals South Africa.

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"When you scored, it's too important at that level to give nothing , " Lopez demands. The damage is not new: a referral to Jonny Sexton's 22m had already cost them the game against Ireland in February, leading to the drop of the Dublin opener, and the Welsh had scored in March a test frankly avoidable after a reference to the limit of the regulation line of 10 m (defeat 14-13 in the end). "We must immediately reduce the euphoria and focus, which is not always obvious," dissects the second line Felix Lambey. The Argentineans, they have insured in this area against Ireland (5 referrals out of 6).

Insure the money-time

"The last four minutes we saw, we will work," promised Yoann Huget, holder on the return wing. Against the Boks, the Blues have conceded a fateful attempt after the siren because of a lost ball on a poorly negotiated ruck. "It remains thirty seconds, it's over, I tell myself that the match is won," believed the flanker Wenceslas Lauret.

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A lack of "concentration" , "management" and "control" deplored by all concerned and that could again be fatal in the face of Argentines who do not "let go" , according to the right pillar Cedate Gomes Sa. For that, the replacements will have to bring more: "The contribution of the South African bench was better than ours. Our team has been less present, aggressive " in the last 20 minutes, acknowledged coach Jacques Brunel.

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Beware of "boring"

The war of nerves is declared. "They're boring," Gomes Sa and Lopez summed up. "They carry, sway little phrases to get you out of the game. It's up to us not to get into this game, " claims the pillar of the Racing 92. However, staying zen does not mean behaving like " little lambs either , " believes the scrum half Baptiste Serin. "If they provoke a little, we will have to get into their provocation to show them that we are at home. "

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Clearly: "respond to their aggression by putting big buffers, put aggression to the limit of the fault, be smarter than them," says the N.9, which expects the Pumas come to "mess everywhere" . On Tuesday, opener Nicolas Sanchez launched the battle of psychological wear saying that the winner of Saturday will be the one who will win the same opposition in a year in the pool phase of the World Cup. "It puts a lot of pressure," retorted Serin about his ex-teammate Bordeaux-Bègles. Jefferson Poirot, who works with the same mental trainer that Serin in Gironde, has a placid answer: "Whoever wins the game on Saturday will win the match on Saturday. "