Oita (Japan) (AFP)

Captain Guilhem Guirado said Saturday, on the eve of the quarter-final against Wales in Oita (southern Japan), that the World Cup XV of France, out of the "hen of death", n ' was not yet "necessarily successful".

QUESTION: Your coach Jacques Brunel said Friday feel something "very positive" in the team. Is this your opinion too?

ANSWER: "Yes, it's not since yesterday (Friday) but since the start of preparation, we felt we had moved into a final phase mode, we had the chance to have 10 days for good We can not wait to be tomorrow (Sunday), they are quite exceptional matches to play. "

Q: Would a victory tip the history of this France team?

A: "I do not refer very much to the past because there is always renewal in a group, players who have not known the past, so it's useless to use it too much. I've always been able to bounce back and learn to not make the same mistakes on the field, it's been pretty good for me since the beginning of my career, and the time I have left to play will still work like that. I hope I'll manage to pass it on to the players next door. "

Q: Do you think it may be your last game with the Blues?

A: "I always have a hard time thinking about myself, I prefer to think about team spirit first and foremost, we'll see after the match, I do not think we need to get ready to play as if it was the last game, it's not at all taken into account, especially when you're the captain and one of the leaders of the team.I think collectively, put his own person aside. It's been four months since we've worked to get there, to see the rest of the competition and keep up the momentum. "

Q: Why is Wales so hard to beat?

A: "Good question, but every game is different, going back to the past is not something I like to support or build on, we played Wales every year, we know how good it is, how strong it is. my speeches I did not speak once of the week (of the past) We know that they will be at the level, that they will have confidence but a match is never played in advance. focus on the match and make the best match possible to continue in the competition. "

Q: Arriving in quarters, is this the minimum service?

Q: "In our course, we first had to get out of the pool and then wait for the final draw, it's a step to take, we go into another competition to go the furthest and come out of these matches with the spirit to have given everything and to have sacrificed for the friend next to and the team of France It is not (yet) a Cup of the world necessarily successful. (The quarters) it is the base of the team of France, we came out of the hens where we were hunted but we always managed to win, something that we lacked in recent times.We managed to garner confidence but also frustration with what we We work and put on the ground, I hope that tomorrow (Sunday) we can settle this on the ground. "

Interviewed at a press conference

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