If a man feared for his future, Gatland was in a relatively comfortable mood when he conducted his press conference near Nice Airport.
Gateland refuted the “largest game” comments. This is the coach who prepared Wales for the Grand Slam matches, six Decrez countries and two of the semi -finals of the World Cup.
Biggar's evaluation was based on the consequences of another defeat, and the main coach admitted the importance of the match and that Wales is desperate to win.
Gateland, who has a group of gates called in his name at the Emirate Stadium, continues to divide the opinion in Wales.
There are some who refer to its bad record since 2020, and those who believe that its training methods have been outdated and insist that the change is required.
Others believe that the man who runs things is still doing his best to the team's quality at his disposal.
His supporters blame the distress in the Welsh rugby game only at the door of the Welsh Union of Rajabi (WRU).
There are also those who believe that Gatland and WRU should share the responsibility for the relevant failures inside and outside the stadium.
After an independent review, Gatland got a trustworthy vote in 2025 countries, despite the evaluation year where he supervised 11 defeats.
Mood music is that New Zealand may move at the end of the championship, except for a miracle transformation.
Whether victory or defeat this week in the eternal city affects this potential scenario still must be seen.