Best team of Ligue 2 over the entire calendar year, the USL Dunkirk prepares to play a gala match against AJ Auxerrereigning champion of our division last spring, at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps this Sunday (2:45 p.m.)! The Coupe de France and its 32nd finals pit two clubs in good shape against each other who want to continue the adventure after the holidays, but only one of the two will have this privilege. Raghouber and Abner are suspended on the maritime side, while other important elements like Bammou or Skyttä will be preserved to avoid any injury in this clash of the 32nd finals, only eclipsed by the posters ASSE-OM and Lens-PSG in terms of level in this end of 2024.
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At a press conference, Luis Castro indicated that his staff and players had worked specifically on penalties to be able to prepare for all eventualities, and therefore for a draw in regulation time. : “It can be useful depending on the pressure we put (on the players). It's not possible to reproduce exactly what happens in a match, but if you think like that, you're not training at all! On the other hand, you can get as close as possible to a pressure situation during a match. »
A fairly new method, which can be reproduced in Dunkirk
“Today, that was not the case but in the past, I have had penalties taken with the risk of paying fines! Whoever misses pays a fine. The player who takes (and scores) the most penalties can increase the fine for the others, for example. These are the players who say “I will pay this amount if I miss”. And the next one will have to pay more if he misses. »
Dunkirk has nothing to lose… but hopes to win in Auxerre!
“We have pressure in every match. We don't wait until the adversary is theoretically within our reach to get it. We play with the pressure within us, not a fear of losing but the desire to do things well. You don't need to face a bigger or smaller opponent to be 100%. »
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