With still as much determination to satisfy its deep desire to keep the club in the Top 14, the USAP has had to adapt its work program in recent days since it is still not playing this weekend.
You have to compensate. So certainly compensate for the delay in the classification of three points on Brive (12e42 points) to return at least to equality and try to escape a barrage against the finalist of Pro D2… But especially for the USAP (13e, 39 points), we must make sure to neutralize the absence of a match this weekend. His last round in competition dates back to April 30 against Brive. The next one is 22 days later in Castres (3e, 67 points). A constant adaptation for the band of coach Patrick Arlettaz launched in the final sprint both physically and mentally if it is necessary to plan for an additional match at the end of the regular season.
Seriousness and decompression
“Don’t leave too soon.warns the main blood and gold trainer Patrick Arlettaz who spares his mounts. We are focused on Castres. As a result this week, the physical and the contacts were worked on Thursday and Friday. This weekend, it’s off.” All the basic work was not centered on the capacity to endure in the effort a consequent load on the intensity and the duration. Earlier in the week, in this case on Tuesday, drift play was offered. The oxygenation of the spirits is at the heart of the attention of the Catalan staff: “Given our broken schedule, players have to get used to alternating between serious and decompression, serious and decompression phases. As it can be during a match.” With always in perspective, if necessary, the preparation of an access match as a last solution to stay in the elite.
In addition to these adjustments to better tackle the coming work week, which will be classic, despite a staggered recovery day given that the confrontation against Castres falls on a Sunday (and throughout the season, USAP has only played on Saturdays, Editor’s note), “We are moving forward with crazy simplicity, argues Patrick Arlettaz, who will remain in the stands in Castres after a sanction from the Disciplinary Committee of the National Rugby League (LNR). There is no calculation to have or to do on the intensity of the matches to come where we must remain lucid and alive.” And operational. If the return of scrum half Sadek Deghmache (Achilles tendon) against Castres is recorded, that of third line Joaquín Oviedo (arm) is on the right track. On the other hand, two other players are still to be watched: the right pillar Siua Halanukonuka who had suffered a strained groin against Brive is still a little tight, and the second line Tristan Labouteley, affected by a crack in the orbital floor should be spared.
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