Vendée Challans Basket and Les Sables are still looking for each other

Challans is (still) looking for “the right alchemy” outside

Since the start of the season in mid-September, Challans Basket has played away five times (four championship matches and the 32^e of the Coupe de France final). The Challandais lost… four times.

“We were very much in the reaction, points out Challans coach, Sébastien Lambert. I find that we don’t show the same face as at home, in terms of our physical commitment and our determination. »

Before specifying: “We don’t behave badly, but we give up too easily and we communicate less in our weak times”. To remedy this, the VCB coach spoke with his group.

“Telling each other things, drawing the right conclusions, that’s part of learning as a team, says Sébastien Lambert. We must be more demanding and disciplined in order to find the right alchemy, the right osmosis. » So as to sign blows.

“If we could have a positive outcome at the end of the 11^e daytime (scheduled for Tuesday November 5), which would mean that we won one of our two meetings, in Levallois (Friday 1^is November) or in Lorient (mardi)that would be a good thing,” underlines the Challans coach.

Les Sables in search of stability

For their part, Les Sables got off to a rocky start. For a little less than a month, the Sablais have had more difficulty (four losses in five games). “We are chasing lost time, since the pre-season, image the Sables coach, François Sence. Our squad is unstable (various injuries, late arrival of the American leader). As a result, it is difficult to find stability. »

The defeat by a breath against Tours (87-89) on October 25 was difficult to swallow. “After the setback against Challans (64-74)we had worked on two or three axes. An improvement was visible in Poissy (104-105) and facing Tours (87-89). The defeat was a little frustrating because I think we had done the right thing in the match.” whispers the Sable coach.

Falling back into their mistakes at Fougères (75-64), Les Sables (12^es) must react. “We have put back the heating blue, we now hope to find the right balance to achieve positive results”, notes François Sence. Starting with Rennes (8^e), this Friday?