In the space of a block of five matches, he has practically doubled his playing time since the start of the season. At 25, Bastien Colliat has re-pointed the tip of his nose from the match in Grenoble, taking advantage of the staff’s choice to run before the reception of Montauban. An option that did not directly pay off against the Tarn-et-Garonnais but which, for a certain number of boys, has reopened the door to rotation within the first team.
Solidarity, relieved and combative, Aurillac has his destiny in hand after his success in Rouen
A “beautiful bond” with Christa Powell
In Isère, already, and despite the lack of pace, Colliat had been interesting, before confirming in Carcassonne then against Rouen, with a form of rise in power in a previously unseen association with Christa Powell.
“With Christa, things are going not too badly, he speaks French so it’s not bad already (laughs). It’s good, we’ve been training together for a while now, we have a good bond so it’s going well. It went well in Carcassonne, there too, so it’s interesting. I like to play with him ”.
Bastien Colliat (Three-quarters center of Aurillac)
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Used to train with Powell (here with the ball in hand), Colliat notes the “beautiful bond” between two players in a somewhat similar situation, with a hunger for common playing time and who have just experienced their first two tenures together.
Like Neisen who took advantage of this period to show himself at the rear position, Francoz who takes his marks and seduces in flanker or Rolland who confirmed the fine arrangements seen at the start of the season, before the two injuries that kept him away from the field, the former Clermontois was able to seize his chance.
Pro D2: Aurillac returns to victory against Rouen (reread the live)
An involvement praised by its partners
In the spans of the Stade des Alpes then Albert-Domec, Thomas Dubourdeau and Albert Valentin had each praised the involvement of all those who had returned to playing time. “I hope and I think that we will respond. There, we had turned out quite a bit and we see that all the players are concerned, ”pointed out Dubourdeau in Isère, when Valentin noted for his part that“ the centers played a good game ”in Carcassonne.
“The goal is for any player to slip into the team, which they did very well tonight. Afterwards, they train all week together. They are not strangers. There are still some automatisms to take but all the players have responded. It’s good, we have to keep that ”.
Romeo Gontinéac (after the match in Carcassonne)
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“When we play little, we want to show off”
And they kept it, with a mention for Colliat, which stood out with a good dose of gnaque. “In Carcassonne, we had done good things, a good match, we come close to winning. It’s good and at the same time, it’s frustrating to lose like that, in the 78th minute. Obviously, behind, we are keen to win back because it’s been a while since we had known victory. It is useful in the head to be a little more aggressive, ”smiled the Aurillacois.
Friday, against Rouen, Bastien Colliat played his first match with Jean-Alric this season, living in passing his first success on the ground in this exercise.
Against Rouen, he had his first personal success this season after a good match, even if he had to concentrate on defensive tasks first. “In a fairly close match like that, the whole defense part is important and inevitably, when you play little, you want to show yourself”, explained the center.
Applied on his replacements, solid in the tackle and present in the contest on his three recent starts, Colliat also stood out to put his own in the advance.
Aurillac wins against Rouen (12-6) and gives air: “We had an effective kicking game”
Rhythm but also pleasure
“It’s silly, but it feels good to play, to be able to express yourself and perhaps show what you are capable of or at least that you want to play”, continues the player who, in the light of what he has already been able to show during his previous seasons in Aurillac, clearly has the means to weigh even more in an attack which has yet to be released.
Concentrated and present on defensive tasks, Colliat was also able to put Aurillac in the advance. In an attack that has yet to break free, the center has the means to provide even more.
For a team which has regained confidence at the end of the block after the disappointment of Montauban, that gained personally by Colliat over this period is precious. Especially since the desire that is his is accompanied by a positive speech, made of a desire to transcend the legitimate frustration of having had to chomp on the brakes in a plus for the team.
Sporting results, reputation, player transfers … what benefits does Stade Aurillacois derive from its training?
By continuing as he has done in recent weeks, the Aurillacois has found rhythm, but also, obviously, pleasure. And in a sport that remains a game, even though the situation generates tension – “even if we weren’t in a big mess either,” Colliat points out – it’s worth gold.
Text: Jean-Paul Cohade
Photos: Jérémie Fulleringer
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