“Never two without three” says the proverb. This is more than ever what is desired within the DGB which, after beating Bordeaux at home (84-85) and Vitré at home (69-63), hopes to pay the scalp of Challans in order to continue this series of victories supposed to bring him closer to the top 10.
But the Vendeans…
“Never two without three” says the proverb. This is more than ever what is desired within the DGB which, after beating Bordeaux at home (84-85) and Vitré at home (69-63), hopes to pay the scalp of Challans in order to continue this series of victories supposed to bring him closer to the top 10.
But the Vendeans, not at best during this 2021/2022 exercise, will have the same objective, those who have started 2022 with their feet firmly on the floor: a victory full of authority at home against La Rochelle (85-78), before creating a nice surprise last weekend in Toulouse (71-81). Fair return of things for some as the Challandese workforce is enough to make your mouth water.
Below target
But, and this is all the glorious uncertainty of the sport, the results of the VCB were well below the objectives set at the start of the season, which today means that they occupy a very surprising (and disappointing) 12th place. . Since December, Joachim Duthé, relieved of his duties a few weeks earlier in Bordeaux, has taken his place on the Vendée bench and the last two victories acquired show how much his arrival has done good, restoring cohesion to the group and the desire to play. for each other.
A point ahead in the standings, Dax-Gamarde will try to fend off the Vendée threat, which would almost be the case with a victory, plus the largely positive point average following the first leg (87-71). This would also make it possible to watch even more carefully what is happening in front of him, as the positions have tightened. The teams ranked from 6th to 11th place are all tied (27 points) and the DGB is only 2 points away from this quinté, composed in order of Tarbes-Lourdes, La Rochelle, Toulouse, Cergy and Olonnes.
In the event of a defeat, which would not be infamous, it would be more than interesting not to exceed 15 points of disbursements in order to keep the point average which could be worth its weight in peanuts during the second phase. if the two teams were in the same group.
All defense!
However, in order to avoid starting to take out the calculators, the men of Mettay will try to confirm their good start to the year 2022 in the Michel Vrignaud room. This will pass, as the meeting against Vitré demonstrated, by a defense worthy of the name. While the Landes attack was almost at a standstill, it was on the other side of the field that the guys were able to roll up their sleeves, leaving the Vitréens to score 4 points in the last act.
Challans has a formidable strike force and each player can catch fire. From Jordan Barham via Mathieu Bigote, Jérémy Bichard, Romain Dardaine, Nemanja Kovanusic, Jason Jones or even Mike Joseph, reading this rooster stings the eyes.
Dax-Gamarde knows what he expects and is well aware that without an iron defence, it could be complicated. But at each meeting, and it is to their credit, the Dégébistes do not calculate anything, play without restraint and with such a state of mind that a nice surprise is not a utopia.
Challans – Dax-Gamarde, Friday evening at 8:30 p.m.
