When traveling, the Béarnais have never been able to impose their mark. This is what they will seek to achieve, after the very successful match against Vannes.
The party at the Hameau last weekend was not only due to the beautiful sunny day, the public who came to fill the stadium, or even the very successful performance of the Palois. But by winning against Vannes in a match between direct competitors to maintainthe Béarnais offered themselves a breath of fresh air, now 9 points behind the Morbihannais, red lantern. Now, they can look forward to what comes next with more peace of mind: “Of course, it’s easier when we win for collective confidence. But we always have in mind to return to our objectivespoints out Thomas Choveau, the sideline coach. We evacuated him, and the offensive bonus makes the results even better. But we are not relaxed yet. What we are looking forward to is showing another face outside too. Our start to the season away from home is not at all satisfactory.”
One point in six moves
One point in six moves is actually not heavy. And the scale of the scores says even more, with five offensive bonuses gleaned by opponents during these six matches. “For example, in Toulon we came back to the score at the start of the second period then we took thirty points in the last twenty minutes”whispers the technician. If he mentions the “both technical and emotional mastery” as one of the factors, discipline is obviously at the heart of the discussions, with these eleven yellow cards conceded during the six matches away from the Hamlet, “a frightening number”.
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And this observation contrasts with the cleanliness of the Palois in touch, since it is the second alignment in the championship behind Stade Toulouse, with 87% success in throwing. A potential that could lead the forward pack to be more feared on carried balls: “We have an area of work on this dimension. Given our strengths, we will never be the best ball carried in the Top 14, but we are in deficit on this and we want to rely more on this weapon.” If the three-quarter game launches were attractive against Vannes, this means that the conquest is going well, and that is already reassuring.
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