Toulon (AFP)
Toulon (5th) will have to "achieve the perfect match" on Saturday against Toulouse, leader of the Top 14, and approach the last days as "five finals to win" to reach the final phase, explained the third row Charles Ollivon, captain of the Blues , in an interview with AFP.
Q: You have a difficult schedule with also a weekday game, how do you see it?
A: "We see it as five finals to win. There is no more calculation to do. Toulouse is a very big piece. They are doing very well at the moment. They are in the final of the European Cup and just saying that, that's enough to show the caliber of this team. We are not thinking of Montpellier (Tuesday, May 11, Editor's note) for the moment, we will think about it after Toulouse. "
Q: What are you going to insist on to beat Toulouse?
A: "We already have to work on us. If we start to look at Toulouse's faults, we won't find many. We know the quality of this team, they are quite flamboyant this year. We will try to play on our qualities and perform as well as possible. "
Q: During the first leg on October 4 in Toulouse, you had a very difficult first period before bouncing back in the second without preventing a defeat (39-19).
Is this match still in your heads?
R: "It was a long time ago even if we do not forget. We had a very bad first period before recovering. We know that we have no margin for error against Toulouse. have to achieve the perfect match. We have been warned. "
Q: Did you feel a sense of revolt in the group after the elimination on the green carpet in the European Cup and the cases of Covid-19?
A: "There have been a lot of things against us since the start of the season. We have understood that all these worries have to be ignored. We have to adapt, whether it is because of the health crisis. , injuries or what happened in the European Cup. It doesn't matter, today we have to move forward all together. It's clear in everyone's mind. That's how we do it. will arrive. We are ready to give everything for the team. "
Q: When Romain Taofifenua comes out injured after 8 minutes on Saturday against Agen when you are missing a lot of players in the second row, do you tell yourself that fate is hitting your team?
A: "At the time, I tell myself that we have to move forward anyway because we have a game to play. The most important thing is the pitch. Obviously, colder, I'm already disappointed for Romain. J 'hopes he will recover quickly. It is also a hard blow for us since he is an important player and even more so in this position where we have a lot of problems. But I want to be positive and say that everyone is there for the team and that we will move forward no matter what. "
Q: You helped out in the second row against Agen, are you working on him in training?
A: "It can happen to me. But to be honest it's very rare. Now there are some hard knocks and we are there for the team so finishing in the second row is not a problem. There are a few. benchmarks to take, especially in scrum. But I have already finished matches in the second row in the past. I adapt and I also work in function. "
Interview by Tristan ARNAUD
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