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May 2004 |
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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