Building on its last victory against Chauray, runner-up at the time, AS Vitré welcomes the leader of its championship: AS Châtaigneraie. This will be the last home match of the calendar year for the Sang et Or. Despite their twelfth place, they can come within one length of their opponent from the weekend. There will then only be one match left before the break and a trip to Laval to face the reserves of the Vitreous strikers in the Coupe de France. Coach Laurent Hervé spoke before the match.
Do you receive the leader in a different way from other teams?
It’s such a special championship and of a very high level. All the matches are complicated for everyone because the level is very homogeneous. Our objective is to advance match after match. But we have to take points quickly, because we are short of them.
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“We want to have a full match”
In what state of mind do you find your players two matches before the break?
-Since the Laval meeting, then that of Chauray, we have found an essential defensive base. Two matches without conceding a goal and a desire from the whole team to defend well collectively… This restores confidence damaged by our away matches in particular. The players are aware of this and have this objective of starting a series.
What do you want to say to your audience for this last home run of the calendar year?
We want to have a full match for this last home match of the year. Our home performances were good and the points lost against Fontenay and Nantes were unfair. Our Coupe de France matches were also very good, with this match against Laval in particular. We have big opposition here to finish well against La Châtaigneraie. So come many!
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