Oh, les Bleus. Oh, Antoine Dupont. Dès que le match été fini, j'ai demandé à mon contact si tu pouvais gagner la Coupe sans Dupont.
Ce n'est pas seulement la Coupe, c'est peut-être la première. Que Dupont mérite d'avoir en jouant sur le terrain et en tant que capitaine. Que la France mérite sans doute.
Maybe it's not relevant, but France lost the Football World Cup. Argentina so deserved it, but France did incredibly well, even if they made a late, typically French, comeback.
They don't deserve another loss. Even if Dupont becomes yet another of many motivations to win, it will be a bittersweet one. Winning on the pitch is not the same as on its sidelines. I haven't even thought of the next Cup, if France win it this time around, likely they won't next time. If they don't this time, but do the next, I can't say. But if they had two consecutive wins, wouldn't that be beautiful, and if the next was with Dupont?
On a personal note, that would mean France are tied with two consecutive wins with the All Blacks, who I love. Nice.
Malon went down against the All Blacks, now Dupont is down. Is this a weird player trade off?
One thing Dupont's possible exit has done is my faith in les Bleus has not wavered. I still believe they can win, but I'm worried. I feel for Dupont, and France. The Namibia captain Johan Deysel sent his best wishes and apologies to Dupont and the team. If Dupont can continue playing, especially all his next matches, I'll be relieved. You imagine that cheer if he returns to the pitch? That feeling of support would overwhelm anyone.
Antoine Dupont, I hope you return to play, however many games you play, but you leave having done what you needed to do, with millions proud of the effort you have put in.
You will be sorely missed if you end up watching from the sidelines.
Moi, et beaucoup d'autres sont avec toi, et la France.
-A.M.
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