Of this European return, it will be necessary to try to hold back only the first thirty minutes. If anyone had any doubts, Metz wiped them out this Sunday in Nancy in minutes. Against Storhamar, Norway’s runner-up last season, Emmanuel Mayonnade’s players made an excellent start from all points of view (31-22, at the end). “Extraordinary,” said the Moselle coach.
Everything seemed easy for this team, which conceded only three goals in 17 minutes, who shot, all the time, even short of players, even when the opponent tried to overturn them with new defensive devices. The collective turned out and the few hundred …
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