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« J'ai honte » : ce que disent les chiffres de la prestation de Clermont contre Sale

L'ailier fidjien Alivereti Raka bien pris par son homologue de Sale Tom O'Flaherty. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)

Clermont est tombé de haut samedi à Marcel-Michelin. Opposée à une équipe de Sale qui n’avait plus gagné à l’extérieur en Champions Cup depuis 2022, l’ASM a perdu pied (14-35) et hypothéqué ses chances de qualification.

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Une partie ratée qui a désolé le manager des Auvergnats Christophe Urios : « J’ai honte du match que nous avons livré. Nous avons effectivement été largement dominés, c’était une après-midi compliquée sur le plan physique et surtout en défense, aussi. J’ai dû sacrément me tromper dans la préparation de ce match, dans la composition d’équipe également. »

Dominé, Clermont ne l’a pourtant pas été en ce qui concerne la possession du ballon, assez nettement en faveur des locaux (62%). Un chiffre qui illustre cette répartition : les Clermontois ont couru 508 mètres ballon en mains contre 318 pour  Sale. Ils ont aussi battu plus de défenseurs (25, contre 17 côté adverse), et franchi autant que les Sharks (14 fois). Et au niveau de la discipline, c’est du pareil au même pour les deux équipes (11 pénalités concédées par l’ASM, 10 contre Sale).

L’animation offensive clermontoise en manque d’inspiration

En revanche, si les hommes d’Urios ont beaucoup moins eu à plaquer (94 situations de plaquages, 196 pour Sale), ils ont affiché un taux de réussite de 82%, un peu trop bas à ce niveau. Ils ont aussi perdu plus de ballons (18) que Sale (10).

« En première mi-temps, nous n’avons jamais joué. Nous avons essayé un peu plus en deuxième, mais mal » a ajouté Christophe Urios. Et c’est peut-être ce qui a le plus handicapé Clermont. Placé à l’ouverture, l’Australien Irae Simone, centre de métier, a peiné dans l’animation et son remplaçant Harry Plummer n’a guère mieux pesé sur le jeu clermontois. C’est d’ailleurs une passe ratée de ce dernier qui a été à l’origine de l’essai du K.O pour Sale.

Globalement, la ligne de trois-quarts auvergnate a manqué de folie, à l’image d’Alivereti Raka, un peu trop prévisible et frontal sur les duels qu’il a eus à négocier. Autant de détails qui ont empêché Clermont d’éviter une lourde et assommante défaite.

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Utiku Old Boy 1 hour ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This is an over-dramatization of the AB HC role IMO. I agree something has been “off” since before the 2019 RWC - even the last Lion’s series and it has not all been down to “improvements” by other teams (although that is definitely a reality). I think Rassie (again) shows how a strong coach manages both the locker room and the public perceptions by earning public and team trust through his strength of character, team innovations and improvement, decisiveness, fairness and owning mistakes. A strong NZ coach should have nothing to fear coming in to this environment. Much as I had hopes for Razor after Hanson II and Foster, I think Kirk’s decision is the right one as it was obvious to many of us, the “trajectory” was not there. Same mistakes, confusion under pressure, lack of progress and worst, capitulation. The key is not who will take on the role, but who is selected for the role. I think the leading candidates are JJ, Rennie, Mitchell and somewhere a role for Schmidt and/or Wayne Smith. Razor’s biggest “failure” was his hesitancy, persisting with failing selections, being positive at the cost of being real and the aura he gave off of not knowing where the “fixes” were. The job came too soon for him but he can learn from it and grow. Hopefully, the new guy is bold and strong and has a good team around him because the other big failure of Razor’s tenure was his coaching team was also not ready for the big leagues.

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Hellhound 1 hour ago
It'll take a brave individual to coach these All Blacks

This reminds of the Wallabies and the road down for them. This firing was harsh, rash and not thought through. Just like NZRU jumped the gun with Foster, even announcing his replacement before the biggest tournament in rugby, the World Cup. There is a lot of speculation as to why he was fired or let go, none substantiated facts. For those who go through life with open eyes and follow the logical path, it will be clear from where the rot comes from. The NZRU board itself. The Union itself. Players and coaches change, but results don't. From the man in charge down is rotten. The AB's is still 2nd in the rankings list, still manage to beat the best teams. Maybe not as flashy as in the past, but definitely trending upwards. All of that momentum is now lost…AGAIN. Same mistakes from the board. The NZRU is busy making the AB's a joke now. The fans follow like blind bats and gobble up all the excuses for a decade now. The media report what the board wants people to know, not the facts. They are not very transparent. After Super Rugby, the Wallabies crashed and became almost none existent, a shadow of its former self, running through coaches and players. The same is starting to happen to the AB's. NZRU destroy everything they touch. When will the public address the real problem at hand? When the AB's are as bad as Wales and the Wallabies? Just when the AB's start to trend upwards, they shoot themselves in the foot once again. Firing a coach, before the biggest series NZ have had in many many years, the biggest rivalry. Before the Nation's Cup and the WC. 3 of arguably the biggest competitions in world rugby right now for 2026 and 2027. Fans can drop all expectations for winning any of the 3 competitions. New coach, new strategies, new everything. It takes time to settle a group of players. Even if the same crop of players gets used(which aren't good enough), it won't amount to sudden magical success. Winning percentages isn't everything, but filling the trophy cabinet is. Sack the board, not the coaches. The players and fans also need to realise that.

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