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Pourquoi Damian Penaud pourrait être écarté contre l'Italie ?

LONDRES, ANGLETERRE - 8 FÉVRIER 2025 : Le Français Damian Penaud laisse échapper le ballon avant la ligne d'essai lors du match du Tournoi des Six Nations 2025 entre l'Angleterre et la France au stade de Twickenham le 8 février 2025 à Londres, en Angleterre. (Photo de David Rogers/Getty Images)

Selon plusieurs informations de presse, Damian Penaud pourrait ne pas être retenu pour le match contre l’Italie lors de la troisième journée du Tournoi des Six Nations 2025.

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Malgré son retour face à l’Angleterre (il avait manqué le match d’ouverture contre le Pays de Galles suite à une blessure à un orteil), où il avait marqué son 37e essai en bleu, l’ailier de l’UBB paie une prestation jugée insuffisante. Comme beaucoup de joueurs ce soir-là d’ailleurs…

Une sanction du staff des Bleus

Mais ce choix du staff des Bleus, mené par Fabien Galthié, fait suite à un match mitigé à Twickenham, où Penaud a alterné fulgurances et erreurs. Bien qu’il ait marqué face aux Anglais, son manque d’engagement défensif a été sévèrement pointé du doigt par l’encadrement tricolore.

Avec cinq plaquages ratés sur sept tentés, il incarne les failles défensives d’un XV de France battu de justesse (26-25).

Ce n’est pas la première que Damian Penaud agace, en quelque sorte, ses entraîneurs. Mais tant que ça gagne, ils ont tendance à passer l’éponge. S’il n’est pas le plus rigoureux à l’entraînement, sa vista, son instinct et ses qualités physiques compensent largement.

« C’est un génie, mais aussi un escroc », disait de lui en plaisantant il y a quelques semaines son entraîneur à l’UBB, Yannick Bru. « Il passe plus de temps à faire des échecs qu’à regarder les plans de jeu dans la semaine. Mais il est incroyable, il a une capacité d’anticipation au-dessus de la moyenne. C’est un gars simple, attachant. Il ne faut pas dix Damian dans l’effectif mais quand on en a un c’est déjà beaucoup. »

L’avertissement

Ce côté hors sol avait été relativisé par son copain de chambre, Thomas Ramos. « Je ne dirais pas que c’est quelqu’un de lunaire. Il a sa personnalité, il faut apprendre à connaître la personne et à l’apprivoiser », disait-il en conférence de presse.

Cette mise à l’écart de Damian Penaud fait figure de petit séisme, tant l’ailier semblait indiscutable sous l’ère Galthié. Cela rappelle la méthode du sélectionneur déjà appliquée par le passé avec des cadres comme Charles Ollivon, Gaël Fickou ou Grégory Alldritt.

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Doté d’un potentiel offensif exceptionnel, il se voit rappeler que l’état d’esprit et l’engagement défensif restent des critères essentiels. Si le message est clair, l’objectif l’est tout autant : provoquer une réaction chez un joueur capable de faire basculer n’importe quelle rencontre.

Théo Attissogbe profitera de cette mise à l’écart pour s’illustrer. Le Palois, brillant face aux Gallois avec deux essais, aura l’occasion de confirmer face aux Italiens. Pour Penaud, cette exclusion ne devrait toutefois être que temporaire, avec la possibilité d’un retour contre l’Irlande.

Ce qu’en pensent les anciens sélectionneurs

Les anciens sélectionneurs prennent la défense de l’ailier. Philippe Saint-André estime qu’il faut lui « tirer les oreilles » mais le remettre sur le terrain, insistant sur son statut de match-winner.

« Il a des absences mais aussi des fulgurances incroyables. Il faut lui dire les choses », dit celui qui a été entraîneur du XV de France 2012-2015. « Oui, il a commis des erreurs ponctuelles, oui, il passe en partie à côté de son match. Mais est-ce que l’on va reprocher à Antoine Dupont d’avoir lui aussi raté une balle d’essai ? Il faut prendre en considération les performances globales », nuance Jacques Brunel.

« Si c’est sa défense qui pose problème, on peut lui faire une petite piqûre de rappel en discutant avec lui. C’est le rôle d’un entraîneur. Damian, c’est un garçon particulier mais intelligent », note Guy Novès (ancien entraîneur du XV de France 2016-2017) qui craint que l’écarter porte atteinte à l’unité du groupe.

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« C’est un garçon sensible et fragile. Il faut plutôt le rassurer », enchaîne Pierre Villepreux.

La composition du XV de France pour affronter l’Italie sera communiquée vendredi 21 février.

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