Paris (AFP)

The XV of France, under the direction of Fabien Galthié, "has not won anything" and therefore "has nothing to ignite", estimated the third center line Gregory Alldritt on Wednesday, three days before the match. opening of the Tournament in Italy.

Q: Are you feeling 100% of your means?

A: "I was treated in La Rochelle last week, I did a race recovery last weekend and this week I trained normally with the group and I feel very good. no more knee pain ".

Q: Were you afraid of missing this first game?

A: "It was not easy for me to call Fabien ten days ago but I am happy that it is behind me, and very happy to be in Nice and to train with this group. different doctors that I had seen had bet on what happened (the planned recovery program, note). There was a risk that it would be longer but everything went as planned and I am very happy . "

Q: How do you cope with having become a centerpiece of the Blues and a danger for the opposing teams?

A: I don't necessarily ask questions about what opponents think.

I try to focus on my game and always improve myself.

There were certainly some good matches last year, but there is still a lot of progress to be made for me.

I work hard in the club and at the meetings of the France team to improve myself. "

Q: Do you accept the label of favorite that some of your opponents give you and does that change your approach?

A: "The favorite label, we didn't talk about it between us. We certainly played good matches last year but we didn't win anything. It was encouraging because we could see that we could compete with the best European teams. But we still have everything to do. We came back to the idea of ​​improving again and again, working hard and of course winning matches. "

Q: The most important thing is to start well against Italy ...

A: "Of course that's important. Above all, you have to respect the Italians and not look down on them. They are only waiting for one thing, and that is to be underestimated."

Q: Are the training sessions sufficient to adapt to the absence of the third row Françoise Cros?

Q: "Yes of course, that's enough. We have quality third row in the group. I was impressed because during training there was no difference between the players at all. Of course there was. There are automatic mechanisms, everything is going well. The choice will be difficult for the staff and that's good. "

Q: What have you changed in your game since moving internationally?

A: "I have a game that is quite straight and I would like to develop maybe a little more physically to have more movement on the field, to try to play more duels (...) These are the axes of main progression. "

Q: The management organized a workshop on the change of status and image that the Blues send back to their opponents, how did it go?

A: "It's a warning. He shows us mostly what not to do. But when I see the squad, the players and everyone's state of mind, frankly, I have no Doubt. Everyone has their feet on the ground. We haven't won anything so there is nothing to ignite or change our status. We stay + focus + on ourselves, we work hard and we leave the other teams get the idea they want.

Comments collected during a video conference press briefing

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