Last match of the first leg and of the year for the Tarbaises who travel, this Saturday evening, to the promoted Chartres at the back of the pack of La Boulangère WonderLigue.
For the TGB, this last match of the year is of particular importance since it could allow it to enter the break with a positive balance. If we are indeed talking about the accounting balance, it is that of the ranking of the La Boulangère WonderLigue championship where the Tarbes club is currently in balance. A 6th success, a 3rd away, would allow him to store a little fat, always precious to face the harsh winters, according to François Gomez himself: “We can reach the confectioners' truce on a positive note with 6 victories and 5 defeats. Which hasn't happened for a very long time at the club. »
Questioning
The fact remains that to hope to perform among the red lantern, the TGB will have to display better intentions in terms of intensity and aggressiveness than on Wednesday evening, during the round of 16 second leg of the EuroCup where, orphaned by their ill captain, the Tarbaises evolved without character.
Especially since against the Tarbaises, the Chartraines will be keen to end the year on a positive note by securing a second victory which they came close to against Roche Vendée (72-74) and Montpellier (67-68) tightened around their Nigerian interior Nicole Enabosi, imperial throughout the meeting with 27 points (8/9 on shots), 6 rebounds and 3 interceptions in 32 minutes.
And despite a recent positive experience at the Coliseum where Tarbes qualified (47-61) for the quarter-finals of the Cup, François Gomez expects a big fight: “We had better be careful that we fact, in what state of mind we go there and how we go there. It's not because we won in the Coupe de France that everything is a given. So far, in response we have been pretty good but we need a little stability. Be careful in Chartres which has the knife to its throat and which will inevitably be dangerous. »
To compete, it will take a team more concerned than in the EuroCup where too many lost balls (25) cost 20 points in a duel where only Murjanatu Musa (8 points, 15 rebounds), Nancy Fora (10 points) and Ajsa Sivka (10 points) managed to get their heads above water… at times.
It remains to be seen whether Camille Droguet will be 100% for this trip to Chartres which, with a reduced bench, does not leave much room for maneuver for the Tarbes technician: “Camille is the ''energizer'' of this team. She missed against Keltern and no one took over. We felt her absence even if it's not an excuse because it's up to the other players to do the work. You can’t play basketball without putting the ingredients in there.”
Tarbaises capable of the best
To end the year in style, the Tarbaises will have to take an example from the best of their production away from home like at Landerneau (62-75) with a collective evaluation of 94. Better still with a collective rated 98 during the 2nd victory on the opposing floor, after clearly dominating Roche Vendée (43-71).
We know the Violettes are capable of the best since they, in the process, won against Basket Landes (74-63) a showdown that it would be a shame not to improve with a 3rd success in a row.
To spend the holidays warm and positive!
