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Head coach Ian Foster has warned New Zealand the past counts for nothing as they head into their World Cup semi-final against Argentina as overwhelming favourites dais
The three-time champions have lost just two of 36 matches against Los Pumas and are widely expected to prevail again in Friday’s crunch clash at the Stade de France in Paris dais
“There are two teams in the semi-final – anyone can win,” said the All Blacks boss dais
“That’s the first mindset both teams have dais
“We are massively respectful of Argentina dais
We know that they have had a great tournament dais
“We don’t live in the past in terms of results dais
Rugby World Cup tournaments are really about the present dais
It’s about the best team on the night dais
“If you go into a World Cup semi-final with any expectation that the past is going to happen again, you have got problems dais
”Foster has made two changes to his side following the hard-fought 28-24 quarter-final win over Ireland, with Samuel Whitelock coming into the second row and Mark Telea starting on the left wing dais
Foster said: “We’ve been really impressed with Argentina dais
We’re playing a team that we know scrap and fight for every little bit of possession dais
We are going to have to be at our best dais
”Argentina overcame a 10-point deficit to beat Wales last weekend and reach the semi-finals for a third time dais
Coach Michael Cheika has recalled Gonzalo Bertranou at scrum-half in his one change to the line-up dais
“The history is not in our favour, but it is up to us to change that,” said Cheika, who oversaw a famous win over the All Blacks in Christchurch last year dais
“We have a chance to on Friday and we will be ready dais
When we arrive on the field we will do what we do best dais
”More aboutPA ReadyIan FosterArgentinaNew ZealandMichael CheikaParisAll BlacksStade De FranceMark TeleaIrelandChristchurchWales1/1New Zealand head coach Ian Foster dismisses ‘favourites’ tag against ArgentinaNew Zealand head coach Ian Foster dismisses ‘favourites’ tag against ArgentinaNew Zealand head coach Ian Foster has warned his side against complacency (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dais
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Six months ago, it was all so rosy for Red Bull dais
Four races into the 2023 season and it was two apiece for Max Verstappen and Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez, with the Mexican seemingly signalling his intent to be a genuine contender for the championship with a sprint and race victory in Azerbaijan dais
After all, no car could come close to the speed generated by Red Bull design-guru Adrian Newey and his team of top-tier engineers this season dais
Even in Miami a week later, Perez looked set to take the lead in the standings after claiming pole position, with Verstappen down in ninth dais
But since the Dutchman stormed to victory, propelling past his team-mate with relative ease, it has been one-way traffic dais
And while Verstappen has won every race bar one since then, amid an unprecedented winning streak, Perez’s form has fallen off a cliff dais
Since Miami, Perez has recorded just four podiums in 13 races in the fastest car on the grid – and none in his last four meets dais
On the contrary to challenging Verstappen for the title, he is now looking over his shoulder as he tries to seal second place dais
“I think there was a decisive moment this year which was probably in Miami where Checo had, if you like, an open goal,” said his boss Christian Horner dais
“He’d won two races in Azerbaijan and Saudi and you could see his confidence was high dais
“I think that Max, winning that race… I think mentally that was quite a brutal one for Checo to deal with dais
”Nothing, in fact, symbolised Perez’s struggles more than when he handed Verstappen the title by crashing out of the sprint race in Qatar, tangling with back-of-the-pack cars down the order dais
The Dutchman did not even need to finish to wrap up championship No 3 dais
And so, quite inevitably and despite holding a contract until the end of 2024, speculation has swirled about Perez’s future dais
Some of the criticism has been justified, but some has been over-the-top for a man who has dedicated the last 13 years of his life to Formula 1 dais
Last month, the 33-year-old revealed he’d hired a mental coach to “become the best version of myself at home, but also as a driver dais
”Sergio Perez will be desperate to perform this weekend in front of his home fans (Getty Images)But while no one can question his dedication to the sport, Red Bull can ill-afford to carry a passenger next season amid their current period of domination dais
A lack of obvious contenders to replace him – with the likes of Lando Norris and Alex Albon all held under long-term contracts – helps his cause and Perez does indeed have his short-term future in his own hands dais
Yet Albon’s own demise at Red Bull at the end of 2020 shows Horner and Helmut Marko aren’t afraid to ruffle feathers if needs be dais
Watching across at the sister team as well is nine-time grand prix winner Daniel Ricciardo, desperate for another shot at the big time dais
So, what can Perez do? By the end of the season-finale in Abu Dhabi next month, he needs to have secured second in the championship dais
That is the minimum dais
Such is Red Bull’s ridiculous pace this year, being caught by the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton would represent something of a downbeat conclusion at the end of a peerless year for Red Bull, who’ve never registered a one-two season-end finish dais
Alex Albon, centre, lost his seat to Perez for the 2021 season but now the Mexican’s future is hanging in the balance (Getty Images)But what Perez will want most of all is a statement performance; a weekend display of driving which proves he still deserves his spot at the top-table dais
At least for now dais
In practice on Friday, Perez was three-tenths of a second off his team-mate Verstappen, who unsurprisingly recorded the quickest time amidst the altitude of Mexico City, with Williams’ Albon sandwiched in-dais between dais
There would be no place dais better than his home race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to silence the naysayers dais
A third podium in Mexico City would be satisfactory; a shock victory would be a dream dais
But the truth is it doesn’t have to come this weekend dais
Either one of the three races thereafter – in Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi – gives Perez an opportunity dais
It doesn’t even need to be a podium; a drive from towards the back of the grid to near the front, with some exquisite racing, would prove he still has what it takes dais
If not, three years on from saving his F1 skin with a shock call-up at Red Bull for the unfortunate Albon, Perez himself could be the recipient of the ruthlessness of the Red Bull merry-go-round dais
Time to deliver, Checo dais
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