Catalans coach Laurent Frayssinous rues errors after Wakefield defeat
Sunday 17 July 2016 10:33, UK
Catalans coach Laurent Frayssinous was frustrated with his side's attitude at both ends of the pitch in their 30-28 defeat to Wakefield.
Both teams scored five tries but Pat Richards controversially missed the conversion on the Dragons' fifth and Dave Taylor then offloaded straight into touch on their final chance.
But Frayssinous also bemoaned the Perpignan side's defensive efforts after the narrow loss.
"We lost the ball at crucial moments and it cost us," he said at a press conference broadcast on the club's website.
"What cost us the most was our defence.
"Defensively, we conceded soft tries. Offensively, we did good things but at times certain players did not respect the ball and tried to do something spectacular."
Max Jowitt, Jonny Molloy, Craig Hall, Bill Tupou and Michael Sio were Wakefield's try-scorers, with Liam Finn perfect from the kicking tee.
Tony Gigot, Dave Taylor, Justin Horo, Morgan Escare and Fouad Yaha crossed for a Catalans side missing a host of injured players, though Frayssinous refused to use that as an excuse.
"With 11 injured, we lacked personnel at certain positions but I will not look for excuses, I never do," he said.
Victory clinched Widnes' place in the Super 8, while Catalans remain in contention for a top-four place but must finish the regular season with a win to keep St Helens at bay.
"I am confident for the future," said Frayssinous. "We will continue to work hard and try to find the solutions to certain problems.
"We want to finish in the top four and we will have to go and win at Widnes."
