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The training sessions at the start of the week were not really able to provide any answers regarding the composition lined up in Corrèze on Thursday evening.
“The choice is made, but I can’t tell you! » With a smile, Sébastien Calvet used wooden language this Monday when discussing his strategy for the trip to Brive. The training sessions at the start of the week, with little team participation, were also unable to provide many answers.
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But the Sporting manager recognizes the complexity of the choice. “It’s a block on good momentum. We are not going to say a successful block, because we are waiting for the last match to validate”, indicates, from the outset, the Valencian, on “a short week” with a day of rest this Tuesday and a set-up on Wednesday before the match on Thursday.
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“We have to consider that there is a renewed confidence with our two victories, but we have to keep the whole group under pressure. We ask ourselves all the questions linked to this physiognomy,” continues Calvet, thoughtfully. “We can keep those who performed well or rotate them to mobilize the group and keep it under pressure. It’s quite tricky. The choice is simple, but it is also binary and extreme. »
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So the SUA has two options. “Either we maintain a dynamic to the detriment of those who work hard. Either we rotate to the detriment perhaps of a dynamic and of those who have gained the place to finish the block. This is the choice facing the staff. »
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The primary desire is to “respect this championship and the level that we have been able to establish”. “We must above all not demobilize,” warns Calvet, vigilant despite the achieved objective of ten points on this block. “Brive is a team that performs very effectively on the basics. It is a team strong in conquest, whether in touch or on the ball. They are very solid, whether offensively or defensively. »
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Thus, the Tarn-et-Garonnais fears “their force of penetration and their lightning on the exteriors”. “We know the quality of Tuivaka, Dridi and Ferté to name but a few. Without forgetting a very high quality hinge. It’s a complete team, one of the favorites for the title, and we expect a big match. This is an element that must challenge us. »
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The Agenais should nevertheless be deprived of Arnaud Duputs, Jean-Marcellin Buttin, Dorian Bellot, Peyo Muscarditz, but also Vincent Farré (adductors), Alex Burin (concussion) and Henry Purdy (family reasons). John Madigan returns to the field, but will probably not be in Brive. Finally, in terms of returns, Lasha Macarashvili should be able to hold his place, like Matthieu Bonnet, victim of an alert this Monday morning.
