Alterna Stade Poitevin
Montpellier
No rest for the wicked. Despite their impressive success against TVB (3-0) on Saturday, the Montpellier residents were not allowed a day of rest. As of Sunday, they were, in fact, back in training for a light session. In good spirits. “The atmosphere is rather peacefulappreciates Loïc Le Marrec. The dynamic is good, the guys live well together and were happy with Saturday’s match. » There was indeed something after their demonstration, punctuated by 10 winning blocks, no reception errors or a convincing 58% efficiency in attack, against the reigning French champion. A real benchmark match.
“We were really very complete and efficient from the start of the meeting, describes the Hérault coach propelled to the head of the team at the end of January. At no time did we leave the door open for them to hope for something. And opposite, they got a little exhausted. » The impression was almost the same for the Poitevins (3-0) and the Tourquennois (3-1), also dominated these last two weeks.
The forces present.
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The MHSC-VB is the team in form at the end of the regular season. More than during the first part of the championship. But with the return from injuries of Raphaël Corre and Ezequiel Palacios, the good behavior of sure values Nicolas Le Goff and Danny Demyanenko or the confirmation of the potential of Luka Marttila and Dimitar Dimitrov, the Hérault collective is finally giving its full measure, by imposing a big pressure on serve and block, and can be ambitious. Whether in MSL or in the Coupe de France, “this real beautiful trophy”as described by Loïc Le Marrec, which the Montpellier institution has never raised despite two finals contested in 2008 and 2010.
What if this season was the right one? “It’s very hard to win itexplains the MHSC-VB coach, who won three during his playing career. When I talk to the players about it, I tell them to differentiate between the championship and the Cup. We know we’re going to be expected, the guys are fully aware of that. A big fight awaits us. » In recent times, the Montpellier residents have won them all.
2024-03-04 16:56:35
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