Poitiers
Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Despite his young age, he will celebrate his 23rd birthday on February 6, Guillaume Eyango (2.01 m) takes a lucid and mature look at a mixed start to the season on an individual basis with Poitiers Basket 86. “I can do better, bring a lot more. I lost my address. However, my first quality remains the three-point shot. When you use less, it becomes more complicated”agrees the person whose success percentage behind the line fell to 25% compared to 43.2% last season.
“I keep working and I know it will pay off”
In the tough, the player keeps a cool head. “It happens in a career. I continue to work and I know that one day it will pay off. » For now, his influence has waned. And his playing time with (13.9 minutes compared to 18.6 last season). “This is explained by his injury but not only that. In performance, he must raise his levelconfirme Andy Thornton-Jones. He had started very strongly in preparing, with great skill, his business. He’s been a little behind in this area since October. »
But Guillaume Eyango does not hide behind the dislocation of the toe of his left foot, contracted on October 29 during the defeat at Aix-Maurienne (107-99, ap), to explain his decline in performance. He’s not the type of guy who makes up for his lack of offensive impact with other qualities. “He responds to the accuracy of the game. He creates a link in the collective. He doesn’t force things. There is also satisfaction in his physical evolution. He just needs to find his address and everything will be fine,” positive the coach.
During his three weeks of forced rest, the strong winger, who can also play winger, did not remain inactive. “I’ve been stopped for longer before. I know how to handle these moments. It’s important to stay in contact with the group, to come to training. We put things in place so that I would be ready when I returned. Physically and mentally I’m fine. »
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And, despite the last defeat conceded to Vichy (91-87), the current good dynamic of the PB (7e5 victories and 2 defeats in the last seven Pro B matches), allows him to better understand this more delicate passage. “Our results are rather positive even if there are defeats that we could have avoided,” estimates the one who extended for two seasons last spring.
“The club is moving in the right direction”
For his second year in the Poitevin jersey, Guillaume Eyango saw the club evolve, sportingly and structurally. “We now have access to physiotherapists every day. A physical trainer (Alexandre Schutz) is there full time and does the traveling. The arrival of a general manager with Arnaud Marius is another sign proving that the club is moving in the right direction. »
It is now up to him to create new momentum. Why not this Friday, December 20 when Pau-Lacq-Orthez comes for a gala match at the Arena Futuroscope? A setting that has hardly smiled on the Poitevins until now (4 wins, 6 defeats). “There is no curse. We are going to approach this meeting as if we were playing at Saint-Eloi. We know that we can count on the support of our supporters. And there are even more at the Arena. Everything is in place for us to go for a great victory. »
