“We deserve to lose with the level at which we play, quite simply, loose technician Julie Barennes, lucid. We must not look for excuses, we are not there defensively, we still take 80 points. We make too many mistakes, we leave too many things, everything is difficult to defend because we do not hold the fundamentals. There is still a lot of work and we have to be able to get started. When we get down to it, we’ll talk about tactics. But currently, we are not even able to hold the duels, so it’s too complicated. »
” It is a disaster “
“We took a big slap in the head, admits Céline Dumerc frankly (3 points in 9 minutes on Saturday). We are absolutely not ready, we have not yet entered this season, we have a lot of work to do to be at the level we should be. Everyone realizes that we are not at the level, but individually, collectively, in all sectors, it is a disaster. Everyone, including me, has weaknesses that are obvious. This is where it starts to get serious. We’re going to have to roll up our sleeves a bit and go to the coal. »
Sebastien Huste
If the Landaises, in the run-in after a truncated collective preparation, do not have to be ashamed of their performances against Bourges (68-76) in the Champions League and against Girona in the Euroleague (53-58), this time they have completely thwarted on the floor of euphoric Toulouse, carried by Loyd (17 points, 8 defensive rebounds, 4 assists), Strunc (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks), Lambert (11 points, 6 assists) or Gueye in the racket (14 points, 100% shooting success).
Opposite, Magarity (20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) and Paget (19 points including 15 3-pointers, 5 assists), the two best scorers in the game, were not enough. Even when the blue and white came back to three lengths at the break – a little unexpected – under the impetus of their captain (44-41, 20th). Non-existent during the third quarter (62-50, 30th), Basket Landes has above all shown surprising defensive largesse, in a sector that has nevertheless progressed during the last two outings.
“The way bothers me”
“Why didn’t it work tonight?” It’s a very good question, if I had the answer, I would have liked to give it before, breathes Céline Dumerc. Nothing is going very well. We try, but we do everything halfway or we don’t. And it leaks all the time. »
“Now it’s starting to get serious. We’re going to have to roll up our sleeves a bit and go to the coal.”
“It’s not so much losing against Toulouse, it’s more the way that bothers me, continues Julie Barennes. We may say “it will come, it will come”, you really have to get started if you want it to come. And here, that is not the case. Obviously the girls are not confident, but that’s part of the game. You have to go beyond that. It’s better to start the seasons well, it’s not the case. Now we have to get on with it. »
Sebastien Huste
