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DAVID
PEARSON: IT’S A CULTURAL THING!  I
was having a chat with the English National Coach before the European Team
Championship in
Rennes
started, and we came to speak about the reason why the rivalry between France
and England is that strong at the moment.“France is the only European team that has made an immense effort to raise her standard to professionalism in the last 6 years. And also, the perception of what the behaviour can or should be on a squash court is different in the 2 countries. The passion that is sometimes accepted in France would be considered out of place, even out of order in England. It’s a cultural thing!” When I asked him about the probable final and the very dreaded match between Lee Beachill and Gregory Gaultier (Vienna, the return!), he smiled and said “The match has the potential to blow out of proportion. It’s up to each team to stay dignified, and to remember that, at the end of the day, it’s only a game of squash…” And as you know, the match went quite well indeed… European Team Championship 2004 FINAL |
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