Grand Nancy MHB – Dijon
This Friday at 8:30 p.m.
By winning last Friday at Pontaul-Combault (28-29), in what was the shock of the start of the season, Grand Nancy Métropole Handball sent a message to the microcosm of the Proligue, which was already aware of the ambitions of Nancy, but who could verify it on the spot. “It was a game at the top that we had ticked off,” against one of the teams that may pose the most problems for us this season, “resides Maxime Ogando. The young left winger and his teammates were therefore able to savor as it should be this big victory, won with guts in the Paris region.
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Before quickly refocusing this week, to prepare this new Friday poster against another big team in the division. Because if the Burgundy club has reduced the wing this season budget point of view, it remains a contender declared to the top 6. “Dijon is a team that can potentially play the top of the table,” adds Maxime Ogando. The 21-year-old guy, who is still running at 80% success, and the people of Nancy were able to realize this during the video analysis of the Dijon game concocted by the GNMHB staff.
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Dijon has trouble against the “big ones”
The DMH is notably led by an old acquaintance of the Nations, the elusive Steeven Bois, who joined the Côte-d’Or this summer and who has made a good start to the year (45 goals in 9 games, for 60% success firing). “He seems to like it there,” says his former partner on the left flank. “He’s a dangerous player, who is capable of making one-on-one differences, so you have to be wary.” Without forgetting other well-identified threats, such as the indestructible pivot Marc Poletti, who continues to shake the nets from the top of his 35 brooms (46 goals in 9 games), or the left winger Virgile Carriere, who turns to 4.44 goals per game.
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Despite everything, Dijon is struggling at the start of the season away from home, with only one victory in three trips (to Valence on the second day), as well as against the top teams. Currently 7th, the Dijonnais lost against all the teams ahead of them (Cherbourg, Saran, Massy, Pontault-Combault), with the exception of Sélestat.
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On the last day, they even almost conceded a draw at home against the promoted Angers and had to rely on their goalkeeper Maxime Diot, author of a decisive stop on a throw of seven meters at the buzzer (24-23 ), to be able to display a positive balance sheet (5 wins, 4 losses). That Maxime Ogando and co intend to rebalance, in order to be able to keep their column “defeats” immaculate. “Our goal is to win all the matches that come, especially those at home,” summarizes the young winger.
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