Never two without Troyes. For its third match in eight days, Stade Lavallois travels to Aube to face the department’s flagship club, drafted at the last minute in the off-season after the administrative relegation of the Girondins de Bordeaux. Penultimate in the ranking, the Troyes team had a complicated start to the season but seems to have found the recipe with two victories in a row in this series of three close matches.
Before traveling to Annecy last week, Stade Lavallois was a stone’s throw from the podium. A week later, he found himself very close to the relegation zone. The two defeats in a row were a headache. The Tango must absolutely avoid a third setback in a row. To do this, some errors need to be corrected. Several times this season, Laval footballers gave the impression of stopping playing once they were leading. A bad habit which cost the victory Tuesday evening against Clermont. Striker Mamadou Camara, trained in Troyes, gives suggestions for progress: “you have to stay more focused. We concede goals from errors of concentration. And as soon as we score, we have to try to keep the game and not fall back too far.“
Stade Lavallois makes defensive errors and pays for it, notes Laval coach Olivier Frapolli: “it’s a question of concentration, lucidity. We know that we have progress to make and I already have that said. The second half against Pau, the second half against Dunkirk, immediately after the goal We have to try, when we score, to press, to keep the confidence to try to break straight away. ” The Mayenne coach would like his team to be able to win matches 1-0. It was one of Tango’s strengths last season. And too bad for the show.
A group of 19 players
For this trip to Troyes, Olivier Frapolli called up 19 players including defender Moïse Adilehou and midfielder William Benard. Sick, right-back Anthony Gonçalves is not traveling. Forward Jordan Tell was not called up.
>> Follow the Estac Troyes / Stade Lavallois meeting on France Bleu Mayenne this Friday, November 1 from 7:45 p.m. with Franck Gauteur and Gildas Menguy.
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