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in Angers, Cognac has a new leadership status to assume

The Cognac handball players started the year 2022 perfectly by winning at Floirac (20-28), on January 15. After two months without competition, the protégés of Désiré Parfait delivered a more than satisfactory part of a point of…

The Cognac handball players started the year 2022 perfectly by winning at Floirac (20-28), on January 15. After two months without competition, the protégés of Désiré Parfait delivered a more than satisfactory game from an accounting point of view, taking advantage at the same time of the postponement of the match at Celles-sur-Belle to seize the place of leader. .

On the court, not everything was perfect. “We had a bit of a sluggish match, admits the coach, who is working to get his squad back into the rhythm of the competition. It’s not always easy, in training there is always a little less contact, we lacked a bit of legs… “Nevertheless, the greens can congratulate themselves on having maintained their rank of favorites in this pool without fall into the easy match trap.

Perfect stay careful

Thus, before the start of the return phase on Saturday January 22 (8 p.m.) in Angers, the Charentaises fulfill the objectives set for this season by playing the leading roles in the standings, while taking into account the late match against Poitiers which will be played on January 30 in Aigre. Now is the time for confirmation. But “there are still a lot of matches left”, warns Désiré Parfait, who remains focused on his group without worrying about the competition. The objective is to continue the rise of the team, because the vagaries of a season can quickly stop the machine: “With the Covid, any injuries… The situation can change. »

“With the Covid, possible injuries… The situation can change”

It is clear that at present, all the indicators are green for the ALJO with an almost complete group and spared by the epidemic this week. On the injury side, only the goalkeepers are concerned with Yakubu who is in the recovery phase after his cruciate ligament rupture and Deschamps, who should be back after his minor back injury. “But we don’t have any particular concerns because we can trust our young goalkeeper,” recalls the Cognac coach, referring to Cissé’s very good performance in his cage last weekend.

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