No time to breathe. Less than forty-eight hours after its hard-fought success against AS Alsace on Tuesday October 29 (68-65), <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/two-players-from-boulazac-think-about-pro-b-and-after/" title="two players from Boulazac think about Pro B and after”>Boulazac Basket Dordogne hit the road again, heading to Caen. It is in Calvados that the BBD will try to end its week with a 3/3, this Friday, November 1st.
As always in such cases, recovery was the key word of the two days. And it is always easier with victory. “We have stepped up the recovery work. We quickly enjoyed the victory over AS Alsace. It’s important to win in this sequence of matches,” appreciates Alexandre Ménard. The Boulazacois coach was particularly “proud” of this victory because it required self-sacrifice from his men, as well as an iron defense.
Small reminders
Just after the match, he pointed out some “errors” in this area on the part of certain players. “We recalibrated things, it was necessary I think. » A stone in one or the other’s garden? “It’s nothing personal. Those who feel targeted, so much the better. The others, too bad,” continues Ménard. Concretely, “two or three situations stung me a little. We reviewed things internally, we recalled facts. When the matches come one after the other, we have less time to look at individual cases. I’m sure the message has gotten through, because the group is receptive and wants to move forward. »
“I’m sure the message has gotten through, because the group is receptive and wants to move forward”
In short, in Normandy, the defense will be scrutinized. Especially since the promoted player is in great shape. He remains on two successes (at Saint-Chamond, 73-79 and against Nantes, 89-77), will play in front of a sold-out crowd (4,200 seats) and has a squad “full of shooters”. “The Americans Facey, Wendell Davis and Rashad Davis have responsibilities. The interiors will try to impact us with positions 5 who play in 4. They will want to impose their physique,” lists the Perigord coach. Who will still have to do without Louis Cassier, injured in the back.
We’re going to have to “push” some more, which isn’t exactly a scoop when we’re talking about Pro B. The Boulazacois know it, even more so when we want to play at the top of the table. But by having won three of their four away games, they showed that they knew how to flex their muscles when the time came. “This proves that we have gained experience. »
This is good news since this trip to Caen is the first in a series of three. Before returning to the Palio on Saturday November 30 against Fos-sur-Mer, the BBD will have to go to Hyères/Toulon on Friday November 8 and to Aix-Maurienne on Friday the 15th.
