“Historic defeat” and “horror show”, New Zealand newspapers, lapidary with the All Blacks after the Los Pumas triumph

In Argentina it is celebrated. The opposite is true in New Zealand. there is concern. because for the All black It is not normal to lose so often. It is true that two weekends ago they had lifted the curse, when they took revenge on the Springboks and got the first – and so far only – smile of the Rugby Championship. They have thus left behind a disastrous streak of three consecutive defeats: two falls against Ireland, number 1 in the standings. and the other against South Africa, which had not happened since 1998. However, the crisis broke out again due to The Cougars. The Men in Black sound the alarms again and their coach, Ian Foster, is back on the ledge and cornered by criticism.

“The All Blacks are surprised by the historic defeat against the Pumas and put pressure on Ian Foster”, headlines the online edition of the New Zealand Herald after the 25-18 that Michael Cheika’s Argentina obtained at Christchurch’s Orgetheory Stadium obtaining the maximum first victory against the three world champions in Maori territory.

And he continues: “So much for a new dawn. A week after Ian Foster’s confirmation as manager, the All Blacks wasted a chance to start over after losing their first home defeat to the Pumas. When it looked like Foster was going for getting a taste of fresh air, after receiving belated approval from his bosses and promoting Joe Schmidt to assistant manager last week, a more unwanted story has appeared.

Will Foster take this loss? It seems like no.

“‘We got confused’: the All Blacks complain about a sloppy second half in the historic defeat against the Pumas”headlines the online newspaper Stuff, which shows on the surface the resignation of Foster and his players after the defeat, the third consecutive as locals – which has never happened to the All Blacks in history – which deposits them at the bottom of the rugby league table.

A harsh editorial signed by Richard Knowler, in the same newspaper, furiously questions the decision to have joined the coach in full crisis of results and play, clumsily invented after the victory two weeks ago against the Springboks.

“The All Blacks’ historic defeat to Argentina stains the face of New Zealand rugby“, is the title of the article. And it deepens:” New Zealand rugby has ended up in a big mess, right? His decision to continue with Ian Foster was the worst possible start. “

Yes, all the artillery points against the coach being questioned and the rugby players who supported him despite the results. “His decision to keep Ian Foster as All Blacks manager rather than appoint Scott Robertson marked the worst possible start in Christchurch on Saturday night, when Argentina produced a magnificent performance of blood and courage to produce a shocking 25-” win. 18 at the Orangetheory Stadium “, begins the opinion.

And he continues: “It would not be an exaggeration to say that the high priests of New Zealand rugby must have felt that they came across a horror show, and that they had become the protagonists, after what took place in front of their eyes. This, let us remember, was Argentina’s first victory on New Zealand soil. What a nightmare. Many questions will be asked, once again, about whether Foster is the right man to be the manager of this team until the World Cup. “