VB rounds: 3
Mladost Zagreb: 0
It’s crazy, how a player can take on another dimension in the space of a few months. Take Antoine Pothron: arriving last season in Tours, at 21, with all the pressure that implies, the young Frenchman had experienced an exercise “frustrating”by his own admission.
A 2023-2024 episode during which he struggled to assert himself, to demonstrate all his abilities, and finally ended in pain, with a crack in the patella tendon which deprived him of the end of the play-offs. “Last year I didn’t feel comfortable, not confidenthe admits. I was erased. I had to question myself, to work on myself. »
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A brilliant performance against Zagreb
Well, we could only see how this self-analysis bore fruit, this Wednesday, December 18, when we observed Antoine Pothron full of assurance, determination and relaxation sign a high quality performance for participate in TVB’s qualification for the CEV Cup quarter-final play-offs, at the expense of Zagreb. MVP of the match (13 pt), uncompromising on serve (20 attempts, 4 aces, no errors), stable in defense, efficient in attack, the receiver-attacker seems transfigured. And it’s even been going on for a while.
With thirteen points scored, Antoine Pothron was the top scorer in this return match against Zagreb.
© (Photo cor. NR, Jonathan Michel)
“I am very happy with Antoinealso praises his trainer, Marcelo Fronckowiak. I think he now realizes the true extent of his possibilities. He’s a complete player, who relies a lot on building up from behind, but what he’s doing at the moment in attack, with Zeljko (Coric, the ferryman)it’s very good. He is seizing the opportunity in front of him and realizing his full potential. He is someone who, at this level of performance, will be able to do very good things. »
“He asserts himself, he knows it, he assumes it”
The person concerned admits to having passed a milestone, both in the game and in the mind. “I feel better on the pitch, I have more confidence and we are much better with Zeljkobelieves Pothron. I’m happy, really, because I was waiting to be able to get back to my level of play.”
A win-win mindset. For the player, called upon to take on great responsibilities this season, and for his club, which fully benefits from his solid performances. “He has passed a milestoneconfides his teammate Lucas Ramon. When we started the season, he was keen to prove that he had his place here, that he could be an important element and that’s what he is at the moment, in the stability of the game. he asserts, he knows it, he assumes it. It’s a pleasure to be able to play with him, especially for me who knows him well. I’m happy that he has gained confidence, that he feels that he is important to us. And he’s really good at the moment! »
Antoine Pothron, above all, wants this to continue.
