The BLMA Gazelles must win to maintain hope during the 9th day in the Euroleague.
There are still three matches left at the BLMA Gazelles by the end of this calendar year, the last three of a long marathon of 21 matches in 87 days which started in Paris on the occasion of this “Champions Match” ( victorious) against the champions of France, Basket Landes.
A manageable marathon as long as the Hérault workforce made available to Valéry Demory was worthy of the name… which is unfortunately not the case. Between injuries and qualifying concerns, the technical staff has aligned in the majority of cases three young people on the scoresheet.
By being positive, we will talk about accelerated learning for Elyah Kiavi, Célia Rivière and Elena Zemoura but the reality is that the gift is poisoned somewhere.
However, returned to LFB in 7th place (ahead of Roche-Vendée in the goal-average) two lengths behind the trio Villeneuve-d’Ascq – Asvel – B. Landes, the BLMA “will only see Wednesday and Saturday whether the season is definitively launched or not”, warns Valéry Demory, measured.
The goal of three wins
In an official match, the Gazelles’ record today stands at 9 victories out of 18 matches, ie from 1/1 to the “Champions Match”, from 4/9 in the Women’s League and finally from 4/8 in the Euroleague. Very paradoxically, the players of the duo Valéry Demory – Ahmed Mbombo Njoya are therefore more successful on the European scene where the ambition was very relative, the context requires, than in France.
“We have not yet managed to stabilize the group by leaving juice in the Euroleague where one of the objectives pursued is now not to give more than 29 minutes to each of the girls”, declares the one who does not have these nine “pros, necessary according to him, to the pursuit of ambitious objectives.
Ranked 4th at the start of the 9th day at the cost of a “perf” against Prague and a logical course (victories in Szekszard, against Riga and Moscow BA), the BLMA has its destiny in hand. to keep a place synonymous with the quarter-final. Subject, however, to the traditional evolution of membership from one club to another, depending on ambitions and … means during the Christmas break.
“Even if we beat Asvel which gives an overview of our capabilities, we reason piecemeal. To hope to achieve something, we have to be consistent and therefore improve this result at Tarbes on Saturday in the championship, which remains the priority. There we receive Szekszard who is last in the group but it’s still Euroleague! “
“We had three decisive matches to win, there are still two to reach the goal. I will try to manage the squad but at the same time, we cannot let a match slip away that is within our reach, it is not not easy. “
