Lhe sports jargon is full of ready-made formulas that we hear all the time at press conferences or on the edges of the pitch. The one that comes back tirelessly to Michelon is a great classic: “We take the matches one after the other. » It’s Nicolas Florès in the text and it’s really not wooden language. Before Sunday’s historic match (5:30 p.m.) against Le Mans (National) in the Coupe de France, the Marmandais (2e) certainly played the most important match of this first part of the season with the reception of the leader Saint-Émilion (1is). And watching them 200% invested in this meeting, this little phrase seemed to resonate like sweet little music. Forgotten the resounding victory against the last of the class of this group D of R2, put aside the crazy epic in the Coupe de France and this historic meeting for the club next weekend.
“It was essential not to get distracted and to remain fully focused on this match,” admitted the technician at the final whistle. To stay in the race for accession to R1, it was absolutely necessary to win and therefore completely disregard everything else. » If the content did not always live up to the expectations of a coach who draws his strength from his demands, the state of mind was exemplary. “In this match where we experienced some downturns, we showed remarkable solidarity. We defended this small goal together and we knew how to remain solid until the end. It’s a great satisfaction. » The only goal of the match came after less than ten minutes of play. Served by Unity Ewelike, Daouda Diallo presented, in front of the goal, a little number of his own to break the backs of the defenders and the goalkeeper (1 -0.9e).
A margin for progress
The locals could have made the break. They should even have done it to avoid some scares. But Dave Lother’s shot hit the base of the opposing goalkeeper’s post (35e) and Unity Ewelike, although ideally served in front of the goal, took away his shot too much (38e). No better in the second half where, at least, a counter ball should have ended up in the back of the net (58e68e73e86e). In the end, nothing serious as the defense always knew how to ward off the danger and where Baba Tchagouni knew how to make the two necessary saves (74e83e). “We need to better master this type of match,” pointed out Nicolas Florès, who is always in a perspective of progress. Instead of keeping the ball and running it, we copied our opponent’s game by abusing direct play. We must progress in this area. The result is obviously very positive, but this element needs improvement. »
An analysis that says a lot about the way the Marmandais coach works with his players. Both pushing them to compartmentalize each match to make it an objective in its own right, and encouraging them, once the meeting is over, to learn the lessons that lead to progress. It is clear, match after match, that the method works wonderfully.
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