Maintain momentum
The stakes of this meeting go well beyond departmental supremacy for the Béarnais. Pau FC must continue to reassure itself after its draw against Ligue 2 leader Paris FC (0-0), which allowed it to put an end to an extremely negative series of three consecutive losses in the championship. “First of all, qualifying allows you to stay in the rhythm by playing every week and that is important. Then, after the good match against Paris FC, the idea is to stay in a positive dynamic and the best way to do that is to qualify,” assures Usaï.
Many of my players were present at this match and saw a very dynamic Bayonne team doing very interesting things.
Even if Rowing plays in Nationale 3, in the same group as the Béarnaise reserve, the Palois technician alerted his group this week: “We know that this is going to be a very difficult match due to the quality of this team of Bayonne, which we saw last Saturday against our reserve (1-1), and which is a team with a lot of experience. Many of my players, who had played Saturday afternoon against Paris FC, were present at this match and saw a very dynamic Bayonne team doing very interesting things. »
If Nicolas Usaï is not convinced that the Bayonnais will display a more defensive face than usual, he has no doubt about the fact that in terms of “impact, duels and commitment, it is necessary we must be there, otherwise we will not be dominant. »
