If he considers that the group of 33 currently competing in the World Cup forms a family, Gaël Fickou assures that this has not always been the case among the Blues.
He is only 29 years old but with his 80 caps for the Blues, Gaël Fickou seems like an veteran. So much so that he is considered by his teammates as the “daddy” of the French back lines. Gaël has been playing his third World Cup for three weeks. And it is clear that he does not have good memories of the two previous editions, which ended in pain in the quarter-finals.
“I didn’t take any pleasure in it. Having discussed it with some of my teammates at the time, I know that they felt the same way: we weren’t winning, we were playing badly and we were criticized a lot…”he confided in the columns of Midi-Olympic. And the poor results of the Blues probably don’t explain everything. The Racing 92 center also pointed out clans who did not help create a good atmosphere.
Before, there were clans of Toulouse, Clermontois, Parisians…
“I had never felt like that before, even in a club”he asserted, explaining that the France group formed ” a family “ and adding: “Before, there were clans of Toulouse, Clermontois, Parisians… It was special, really…” Fabien Galthié obviously plays a key role in this good atmosphere. Gaël Fickou has only good things to say about the French coach.
“Fabien calculates everything, thinks of everything… Frankly, this guy is a machine. Sometimes I say to myself: ‘But how can he think of something like that?’ We sometimes believe that the good results of the XV of France are due to chance. But nothing is due to chance, in fact…”, he said, specifying: “He knows how to be very close to us. » “I have a great feeling with him. Humanly, I have nothing to reproach him for: he is frank, upright, tells me clearly when I have missed my match but also knows how to congratulate me if I don’t.”he added again.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.