The cold faces of the Basque players coming off the ice said a lot about the current sporting malaise. Did this reveal a fracture within the locker room? The assistant captain, Nicolas Arrossamena, assures us that it is not: “Of course it is not easy, but we remain united. There are still nine games left. Everything is still possible, we don’t have to get discouraged. The group remains united. From now on, we will take each match as a final. We are professionals, we signed for that, so we have to pull ourselves together. »
But then, how to explain such a difference in state of mind, between that displayed by the Hormadi during the month of November and that of today? “From my experience, it is that the end of the season is approaching and inevitably everyone wants to look for contracts for next year. And since we are not a confident team, which is not in the playoffs, everyone is obviously trying to be seen. Unfortunately, that’s not the best way for a team to win. We have to be one, ”says the Saint-Pierrais.
Nikulin, the big comeback
The first of the nine finals starts this evening for the Angloys, traveling to Illberg, to face a team from Mulhouse, very surprising this season. An exemplary student of the championship, despite the extra-sporting and legal problems that have affected the Alsatian club for a few months. A formation orchestrated by his young tactician Kévin Hecquefeuille, ex-French international, and his X factor, the tricolor doorman Quentin Papillon, who will be absent this evening against Hormadi, due to an injury.
