And where were we? Because the Pro B, which lives, like all, according to the vagaries of the health situation, proposes a classification in trompe-l’oeil giving the pride of place to Quimper and Nantes, undefeated in 3 matches, while Blois, the third, beaten once in 6 meetings, turns out to be the real leader on whose floor the JAVCM will have to fight on Saturday … Because, in addition, the current schedule is playing catch up with postponement.
Back in business at the start of the year, Vichy-Clermont is putting on the late matches scheduled around Christmas. No Fos, this Tuesday, therefore, at the Maison des Sports in Clermont, but the Red Giants of Jean-Marc Dupraz.
Uncertainty in the lead
Because, again, for this 2021 recovery, the Metropolitans do not evolve on their training ground in Vichy, but find a Clermont arena in which they had bowed for their first coming of the season, in the Leaders Cup against the Bee precisely. , on … September 30th.
A large House where they took up benchmarks during a session on Sunday. No longer a certainty, the day before, that of the presence of Samir Gbetkom, now negative for Covid. Hoping for the same good news about the asymptomatic James Batemon this Tuesday morning. A positive test would obviously weaken the Auvergne lead against a northern opponent who has already experienced the handicap of the start and the sick, 14th with 3 defeats for a single victory and at Saint-Sauveur.
The biggest difficulty will be to try to present our best face which goes through the ability to put intensity.
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But, in search of a better offensive performance (70.8 points), Lille can always count on their physical presence and an interior sector with strong experience pivots (Taccoen and Odiakosa) and solid 4 positions (Hieu- Courtois and Traoré).
“We must take up this challenge without neglecting the trio of foreigners, the post 1 Kelly, the post 2 Kazadi and the post 3 Novas”, warns Guillaume Vizade. Because the coach of the Metros – attack n ° 1 of Pro B (92.7 points) – aims to “validate and improve” the success of December 16, 2020 in Antibes (86-92). “The biggest difficulty will be to try to present our best face which requires the capacity to put intensity”. In short, “to be able with one click to set off fully in the championship”.
The teams :
Vichy-Clermont. 2. Mahès Montout (1.85 m, 20 years old); 5. James Batemon (1.85 m, 23 years old, USA): 8. Samir Gbetkom Bikantchou (1.92 m, 22 years old, CAM); 10. Mamadou Guissé (1.97 m, 29 years old); 11. Jordan Aboudou (2.01m, 29 years old); 12. Johan Lofberg (1.99 m, 25 years old, SUE); 15. Mohamed Koné (2.11 m, 39 years old); 16. Serge Mourtala (2.14 m, 22 years old); 30. David Denave (1.93 m, 35 years old); 33. Thomas This-Diop (1.94 m, 28 years old); 34. Charles-Henri Bronchard (2 m, 38 years old). Coach : Guillaume Vizade.
Little. 5. Jean-Victor Traoré (2.03 m, 35 years old); 6. Jonathan Kazadi (1.95m, 29 years old, SUI); 7. Dinma Odiakosa (2.03m, 35 years old, NIG); 14. Carlos Novas Mateo (1.98m, 28 years old, AUT); 15. Nicolas Taccoen (2.05 m, 34 years old); 17. Lorenzo Thirouard-Samson (1.97 m, 19 years old); 20. Luc Loubaki (1.91 m, 23 years old); 33. Thomas Hieu-Courtois (2 m, 25 years old); 50. Raijon Kelly (1.93m, 27 years old, USA); 0. Louis Rucklin (1.84m, 21 years old). Coach: Jean-Marc Dupraz.
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