Tours
Mladost Zagreb
Two sets. Only two sets are missing at the Tours Volley-Ball to push the 2025 European adventure a little further. It is an understatement to say that, having won 1-3 on the field of Mladost Zagreb two weeks ago, the Tourangeaux put themselves in a favorable position for qualification before the return match, this Wednesday, December 18, in Grenon.
But experienced in European games, the TVB refuses to see itself there yet. And prefers, by far, to remain on guard. The Friedrichshafen precedent is there to remind us of this. The Germans were swallowed up in the previous round by this young Croatian team, led by Radovan Gacic, a coach who knows all the tricks of back-and-forth matches on the European scene.
“What you need to do is qualify”
So for Marcelo Fronckowiak, the objective is unique and clear: “qualification!” » “If it’s with a victory, so much the better; if it is with only two sets, we also takespecifies the Brazilian coach. What you need to do is qualify. »
An elementary ambition for a group which displays its solidity throughout the matches. “His maturity, his awareness of the challenges that a team must have throughout the season”extends Marcelo Fronckowiak. A conscience which must certainly be expressed in this CEV Cup where everything is played out over two matches, in stop mode or again.
“It’s up to us not to fall into a comfort zone”
“We will find a scenario a bit like that seen in Nice (1-3), or in Switzerland (2-3), or in Zagreb (1-3). These are the things that have made us tough… It’s up to us not to fall into a comfort zone. » With therefore, most certainly, facing a team which will play its all, try to tickle the Tourangeaux, to rush into the slightest fault. Something she knew how to do, moreover, in the first leg.
“A team that can really be super aggressive on serve”
The Touraine staff therefore intends to warn their players. Before the match in Zagreb, there was the Friedrichshafen warning to put everyone on alert. This time, there is simply the attitude of the Croats during the first leg.
“I watched that match again. And this is a team that can really be super aggressive on serve. I’m going to emphasize this point in the video, we’re going to prepare things for trainingsaid Marcelo Fronckowiak before returning to his group this Tuesday afternoon. The responsibility already fell on us before the first leg, it falls on us even more today. »
And there’s no point looking further ahead than this match, with the possibility for TVB to consider a European future beyond January. “I am only focused on this matchinsists Marcelo Fronckowiak. Because I really think that there are a lot of dangers, that this team has the means to annoy us by being very physical, by having a very good serve and by being free…”
This Wednesday, December 18, at 8 p.m.
> Tours : 3. Faganas (pointu, 2 m). 5. Aracaju (central, 2 m, Bré.). 6. Pothron (réc-att., 1.98 m). 7. Ramon (free, 1.85 m). 8. Gabin (passer, 1.87 m). 9. Quiroga (réc-att., 1.92 m, Arg). 10. Sclater (pointu, 2 m, Can). 11. Gergye (réc-att., 1.98 m, Hon). 12. Marshman (central, 2.01 m, E.-U.). 14. Strehlau (réc-att., 1.99 m). 15. Scherer (free, 1.86 m). 17. Coric (passer, 1.96 m, Ser). 21. Voss (central, 2.01 m, Bré.). 24. Egleskalns (pointu, 2.04 m, Let.). Ent. : Marcelo Fronckowiak.
> Mladost Zagreb: 3. Peric (central, 2.04 m, Cro). 4. Ivancic (passer, 1.87 m, Cro). 7. Vlasic (rec-att., 1.93 m, Cro). 8. Jakopec (central, 2.04 m, Cro). 9. Rape (rec-att., 1.89 m, Cro). 10. Djurovic (central, 1.94 m, Mne). 11. Chandrinos (réc-att., 1.86 m, Gre). 12. Ecker (rec-att., 1.92 m, Aut). 13. Pervan (libero, 1.87 m, Cro). 15. Mocic (passer, 2.02 m, Cro). 16. Mictetic (point, 1.90 m, Cro). 17. Busak-Vidakovic (libero, 1.84 m, Cro). 18. Stankovic (rec-att., 1.94 m, Cro). 20. Jovovic (point, 1.96 m, Me). Ent. : Radovan Gacic.
