Scotland head coach Andy Robinson called for his players to develop a ruthless edge after their 34-21 loss to France.
Lievremont happy to get back to winning ways after difficult autumn
Head coach Andy Robinson praised Scotland for their attitude in their 34-21 loss to France - but demanded they develop a ruthless edge.
Winger Maxime Medard gave Les Bleus the perfect start in Paris with a try after three minutes.
They were also awarded a first-half penalty try and further scores followed after the break from Imanol Harinordoquy and Damien Traille.
Turnovers cost the visitors dearly in Paris and Robinson was quick to admit that his pack had endured a tough night at Stade de France.
Composure
"I was delighted with the attitude that was shown today and the way we went out to play the game, but we're here to win Test matches and we've got to have a ruthless edge about the way that we play," he said.
"For France to score four tries from our turnovers is not good enough.
"If we can show the composure on the ball and still play with the same attitude we will be a good side.
"They dominated us at the scrum and in their attacking play from turnovers. Their counter attack was very fast and very skilful.
"If you give them the freedom that we gave them from our turnovers they are a fantastic side; it was shown there today."
Robinson also had no complaints about the award of the penalty try.
He added: "We have a lot of respect for the French scrum - I believe they're the best scrum in the world - and it was a tough day for the guys. If I was on the other side I would have been screaming for a penalty try."
Despite the defeat - their 11th on the opening weekend in the last 12 RBS Six Nations tournaments - Scotland did have their moments.
They scored tries through Alastair Kellock, Kelly Brown and replacement Sean Lamont, while their lineout functioned well against the French.
"There are a lot of positives to come out of this and that's what I said to the team," added Robinson. "But we're not here to be unlucky losers and that's what we have to underline about the way we play the game."
Confidence boost
Opposite number Marc Lievremont was relieved with the victory, particularly as France had endured a miserable autumn campaign that concluded with a 59-16 mauling at the hands of Australia.
Lievremont said: "This is exactly the kind of match we were expecting, I'm very happy. It was a victory first of all and you can imagine it wasn't easy preparation.
"We did master this game but we must admit we had a few mistakes which the Scots were able to take advantage of.
"The Scots were always in the game, even though we were ahead."
Captain Thierry Dusautoir added: "Two months ago we were all very worried. We all had pin-pointed February 5 and this game.
"We tried to forget everything, we just focused on the victory and the game.
"We were very pleased with the result. We knew the Scottish team was going to be difficult and we are very satisfied with the result."
The only disappointment for the French was a shoulder injury picked up by Maxime Mermoz. Lievremont confirmed that the centre is now unlikely to be fit for next week's crunch clash with Ireland in Dublin.
