Marcoussis (France) (AFP)

Heroic and aggressive, the defense of the Blues was preponderant in the success against England (24-17) Sunday. But the opener of the XV of France Romain Ntamack assured it Wednesday, it is necessary "to know to gain with the attack also and not only the defense".

Q: The order of the day was to work on the game launches, to lay the game ... After being deprived of balls against England, you will have to impose yourself.

A: "Exactly. We have to make a defensive match similar to England and, in attack, have more options. We had a strategy against England which was perfectly adopted. Now, we must also know how to win with the "attack and not just defense. It was a pretty intense day: we repeated the launches, our circuits in attack ... and in the afternoon, we made a few contacts to find our bearings."

Q: A word about Shaun Edwards, who revolutionized your defense, decisive against the English.

A: "We did not specifically debrief with him. He was very happy with our defense. He also showed us how to defend better and do things better. Shaun brings us his experience which is really interesting and it also brings us a lot He does not speak much but he is still learning French. He uses short, striking sentences in French. He is determined, he knows what he is talking about: he does not need to make long speeches to say what he wants. He manages to bring all his experience to the group, it's really interesting. "

Q: Are you already thinking of Italy?

A: "It's the team's state of mind, yes. I felt it in the locker room after the match, already a concentration for the coming match. The order of the week was to be focused on the match on Sunday, which is a crucial match but also to settle the little details that struggled against England and still work hard to prepare this match against Italy and make the match as full as possible. in attack, we reviewed our circuits. We worked a bit more on the game and tried to improve certain defensive points because we are taking two tries. We saw a few more details on the video this morning, we will continue to settle.

Comments gathered at a press conference

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