By Aline Chatel
Published on 25 Feb 21 at 17:27
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Four months. This is the time it took to Caen Basket Calvados to achieve a streak of 11 consecutive victories in National 1. Started on November 20, 2021 in the second Caennais match, it has never wavered since. Potentially, 37 days would be enough for the Normans from the reception of Orchies, Friday February 26, 2021, to double their total. They will play 11 games, therefore, in a little over a month. This frantic pace, accentuated by two catch-up matches against Pont-de-Chéruy and Boulogne-sur-Mer, is causing some concern among Fabrice Courcier.
You can’t have performance when you play 11 games in 37 days. It is impossible at our level! For me, this calendar is absurd.
Caen is at least fortunate to have ten pros, which is not the case for all teams in National 1. But playing every three days cannot be neutral. “It’s going to be a delicate period. There will be a lot of recovery and inevitably a bit of tactics on our opponents. “The CBC may display Olympic form, its good dynamics can quickly change, especially since it will face all its direct opponents in this short time.
Presidents are forcing
The end of the first phase of Nationale 1 is scheduled for April 13, 2021 but it should logically extend beyond. Kaysersberg, who suffers from cases of Covid in his squad, has already been forced to postpone his next three games. The interruption of the championship during the second lockdown has significantly tightened the schedule. But we have to act quickly if we want to carry out phase 2 of Nationale 1, the one that should normally determine the two promoted to Pro B. “A majority of presidents is pushing for phase 1 to be over at the end of April, otherwise there won’t be phase 2. I’m not sure we’ll get there. ”
A phase 1 that smiles in Caen
As it stands, it is hard to imagine the CBC demanding a second phase at all costs. For now, he is the virtual promoted of his hen, since the two winners (one per group) of the first phase will go up in the event of premature termination. Fabrice Courcier however has a more nuanced vision.
If we have to talk about potential reaching first place, I would rather put Saint-Vallier. They only have one more loss than us, and we will play for them after losing the first game.
Caen will focus on “playing the matches” and doing the accounts at the end. In the exceptional season that the sport is going through, projections can quickly become dangerous. Regenerated by a week of vacation – they remain over two weeks without meeting, the Quebecists do not want to miss the wrong goal. Despite the concern over the pace that is coming, with one less player since Tom Wiscart-Goetz may be absent for six weeks (ankle), the good recipes should not change …
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