After Denain – SLUC Nancy
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This start of winter must therefore have been completely rotten… We had left the SLUC with a frustrating defeat, at Fos-sur-Mer, in the semi-final of the Leaders Cup (65-76). We found him a short month later, completely apathetic, again without efficiency or offensive inspiration (even less than 70 points scored) and, this time, without anything to apply to close the gaps in defense.
The Nancéiens took a volley against a well-organized and euphoric formation. We could stop there. Forget, turn the page, put forward the thesis of the accident and appeal to the possible virtues of the booster shot. Unfortunately, it’s a little more complicated than that.
Today, we can not help but relate this heavy defeat tinged with a dubious investment with what has come to our ears for a few weeks. At the risk of losing sight of the strength of the cause and effect link. But, it is still difficult not to consider the concordance of rumors and facts as a regrettable alignment of the planets.
In recent weeks, therefore, the relationship between coach François Peronnet and all or some of his players has really tightened. From what we believe, mainly for management reasons, considered by some to be overly rigid. Method “the hard way” that the technician accepts moreover, regularly placing his spartan conception of professionalism as a preamble to his analyzes.
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Surprising timing and proportions
If the atmosphere weren’t so heavy, it would be fun to imagine that if his name ended with “ic”, the SLUC coach might be considered a management genius. In any case, a model for intransigence. And then, it is not necessary to be an eminent specialist in basketball for a long time to have heard of the reputation of François Peronnet in the matter. The SLUC knew. It is both the timing, and the proportions that the falling out seems to have taken, that surprise today.
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One thing is certain: this situation cannot go on. And the leaders of the SLUC will have to try to put out the fire. The operation will inevitably be on the agenda for this Monday. Seen from the outside, the solutions are not legion. Change coach again? Difficult to imagine in the current economic context. We will therefore have to burst the abscess and try to save what can be saved. After all, it may not be too late or so bad …
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