The most watched of 2024: Joe Schmidt’s harsh confession after defeat against Los Pumas

In what was his first year at the helm of The Pumas for Felipe Contempomithere were great moments to highlight, such as the victories against New Zealand and South Africa in it Rugby Championship. But, Without a doubt, the peak, in terms of the team’s performance, was demonstrated in the historic win against the Wallabies in Santa Fe for the fourth day of the contest.

That afternoon of Saturday, September 7, marked a milestone in the history of Argentine rugby, since the difference that ended up being 40 points, after the final 67-27, is to date the largest against Tier 1 teams. Despite that the day did not start in the best way, since the Wallabies They had a luxurious half hour and they showed it in the score with a partial 20-3, Matthew Carreras took the first step for the team to react with everything in the complement, reaching the total sum of nine conquests.

Such a fall caused a shock within one of the powers of the southern hemisphere. Although the result was more than categorical, the forms were much more forceful for the team’s head coach, Joe Schmidt. “We fell off a cliff”were the strong words with which he summed up the defeat.

“I’m particularly disappointed that we went down in that period of the game the way we did, because I think the team was taking pride in their delivery. After four halves here in Argentina, three of them were at a really high level.” competitive”he had expressed looking for the positive side. We remember that the first match of this series had favored his team, which achieved an agonizing victory in The Silver.

But not only did he have time to talk about his team, but he also highlighted the work of The Pumasin what ended up being a very good contest for the albicelestes: “Records are going to be made. I mean, Argentina scored a record 38 points against the All Blacks in New Zealand. That’s what they are capable of“.