Through Aline Chatel
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If the Vikings were smiling from ear to ear on Friday, October 15, 2021, it was not only thanks to their large victory over Villeurbanne (32-18). “There was an influx of madness”, rejoiced Jordan allais by underlining the impact of the abundantly furnished stands of the Palais des Sports. ” I think we made them want to come back… ”The public were deprived of suspense for this second Caen Handball victory this season, but they saw a team fly over the debates. Jordan Allais’s analysis.
News: Jordan, there were a lot of people for this home game against Villeurbanne. Is this an important part of your success?
Jordan Allais: Honestly, it really is a game-changer. We were very well prepared mentally for this match. We knew that Operation Pink October (places offered to women) was going to bring us people back. We were angry. When we enter the field, we see that it is full and that there is still the line outside, that can only motivate to be efficient. It has a real impact. I came to see the CBC game against Le Havre three weeks ago. We dream of having an atmosphere like that at the Palais des Sports for the hand. Today (Friday), we tried to talk about it. The real goal for us is to fill the stands. For that, we have to have results.
You started this match in an ideal way …
J.A. : It is also the start we had against Massy in the first match in the league, but this time, we did not relax. We worked hard in the second half. We really didn’t give up. It is this winning mentality that we must manage to keep and cultivate. If we arrive as surly and ready in each game, we will win others.
“Alan was huge”
The game of your goalkeeper Alan Santos was decisive.
J.A. : It changes everything when he’s at this level of performance. We take 18 goals mainly thanks to his performance. Until then, he was struggling outside of a very good first game against Massy. He then injured his ankle and it was difficult to find the performing Alan. Tonight, he showed the full extent of his talent. It was just huge. He makes 50% saves, that’s the bar that the very, very tall goalkeepers manage to achieve.
This is an important victory from an accounting point of view.
J.A. : It does us a lot of good. We were stuck at two points having won only against Nice. The problem in Proligue is that everyone can win against everyone. It was all the more important to beat Villeurbanne, who plays maintenance like us. This is clearly our goal today, nothing else. We still have two pivotal matches “for the maintenance” against Angers and Sarrebourg. If we manage to take them, we will be much more serene.
“We still have to work defensively”
You had the worst defense in the championship before the match, yet you conceded only 18 goals against Villeurbanne. Was it in this area that we had to correct our course?
J.A. : This is clearly the axis on which we have to work. Alan (Santos) made 16 saves, including a number from six meters. It also shows that Villeurbanne has found solutions. But beyond that, there was an intensity that, even if there were shifts, the guys did not have the balls in very good conditions. We have succeeded in being united. We have to rely on a big defense and the rise of the ball from our wingers who have fire in their legs. We really have to use them because we have a fairly heavy chainstay and fairly heavy pivots.
You will follow up against Angers, whom you have already beaten in the Coupe de France. Do you have an ascendant?
J.A. : Frankly I do not know. We beat them at home in the Coupe de France when they were absent. There, we will play in the league at home. It’s 50-50. The championship is the sinews of war. We have to go to Angers to take a breath of fresh air. Many teams are at four points. We do not let go of the train, we are in it. Now, in direct confrontations, we have to win the matches.
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