Cholet and Dijon will face each other in a late Betclic ELITE match with the same desire: to bounce back. But this Tuesday, December 17, the two teams are not approaching this desire to react with the same context.
“A chance” for Cholet to play again so quickly
Relentless leader of the championship since the start of the season, Cholet Basket remains two defeats in a row (Bilbao in the FIBA Europe Cup and JL Bourg in Betclic ELITE). Swept out three days ago by the Burgundy club, CB sees this new match as an opportunity to quickly move on. “To play again 72 hours later is a chance”thus found Gerald Verse with the Western Mail. “It’s an opportunity to bounce back quickly and, above all, to get back into our identity”said his trainer Fabrice Lefrançois. “We lost a Betclic match. It is not an end in itself. »
Dijon must force its nature
As for Joan of Arc, she is still looking to get her 2024-2025 financial year off the ground: the Dijon club is 13th and conceded its 7th defeat in 11 matches last weekend in the Burgundian derby. For his trainer Laurent Timberhis team must gain in toughness: “This team is too nice, we can’t change the guys”he explains to Public Good. “We saw it against Chalon. We repeat it during interviews, we work on it, the players are aware of it. You have to go against their nature. »
The leader’s place for CB, keep hope for the Leaders Cup for the JDA
If Cholet wins, the Mauges club will regain sole leadership of the Betclic ELITE, with a victory ahead of Paris and ASVEL. But if Dijon managed to create “the feat” at La Meilleraie, the JDA could still believe in qualifying for the Leaders Cup.
