Chambéry will travel to Istres this Saturday (5 p.m.) for the 9th day of Lidl Starligue. Pointed to 14th place in the standings, the Savoyards must react quickly.
Defeated by Nantes after more than a month without Lidl Starligue, Chambéry wants to bounce back. The Savoyards challenge Istres this Saturday (5 p.m.) in Provencal land. A complicated trip to one of the best defenses in the championship. Istres has always been efficient since the start of the season against the poorly classified. This is the case of Chambéry, now 14th in Lidl Starligue, especially after an ongoing series of three matches without success. “We want to go for a second victory. There are a lot of circumstances, but this is not the kind of house to sprawl over it ”, launches coach Erick Mathé, who refers to the absences encountered by the Savoyard club, but also to the lack of rhythm after a month of competition. “We had to relaunch physically and in the competition. It was difficult, hard to swallow, but revealing of our condition. We tried to add other ingredients this week. “
A week spent working before moving to the istrean parquet. “Istres doesn’t surprise me. They have a good squad, with some players there for a long time and that has been well completed. We know that we will have a good team against us ”, assures Erick Mathé. Captain of Chambéry, Pierre Paturel is back for this meeting, after being a victim of Covid-19. “Physically, it was okay. It was very frustrating to have to sit around doing nothing when I was doing well. But that’s the protocol. We made sure I got in shape this week. I come back very motivated and I will want to bring a physical and mental freshness to the teammates. I was training in isolation. Now all is well, and I feel very good ”, confides the player, confident about the Savoyard ability to bounce back. “We are in a spirit of revenge after this heavy defeat. We were able to bring out the positive points of this match. The second half, the entry of young people without complex, the adaptability of some to new positions. ” Team Chambé therefore arrives as a conqueror this Saturday at Istres.
Olivier Navarranne
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