the essential
By ending the year with a bad patch of four games without a victory and now ranked first non-relegation, the Layracais have weakened a little.
AS Layrac arrived at the confectioners’ truce on Wednesday evening of December 18. The reunion was scheduled for this Friday, January 3 to prepare for the rest of the return phase.
If, last year, at this time, Mathieu de Carli assessed the first quarter in Federal 1: “Good but can do better”, this year, the mentor “remains convinced that 2025 will be better than 2024”.
For its 2nd season at the highest level of amateur rugby, the ASL has played twelve matches to date with four victories, seven defeats, one draw; garnered three defensive bonuses but zero offensive bonuses.
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213 points in total, sixteen tries, twelve conversions, a drop, 33 penalties, were scored to the assets of the residents of Pénétro against 244 points conceded. The ASL is in 10th place, four points ahead of the 4 Cantons-BHAP.
The mid-term assessment does not live up to what management expected. “We will have had the virtue of trying a significant number of players due to the obligations that we had in terms of injuries or suspensions. »
We counted 34 players used over the twelve matches with a backbone of players in more than six matches as starters, even seven, eight, nine, ten, and even eleven for Romain Decottignies, best director with 106 points scored.
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Mathieu De Carli: “We see that we are not far away”
“The positive point, if there is one to highlight, is that we have player potential at a level which is greater than in previous seasons. This is the most important. Afterwards, there is the fault of that, which is that there is missing a little trick to find that extra soul in our team like against Gujan. It’s not at all balanced as a whole, but we have to do it this way. »
After flirting with victory at Floirac, at Bagnères, after the shambles of a draw against Peyrehorade, there was the unacceptable against Gujan. “We can see that we are not far, but something is missing. This also means that the players are signing up for the project, but are not yet ready. But we knew that. We move forward in layers. This is why we made the effort on the Espoirs team this season so that the players are ready for next seasons. »
With three heels unavailable, the Aselists had to get younger. “We played an 18-year-old hooker, another 21-year-old… It’s part of the game. These young people are the solutions for the future for the club. We also have some improvement in the skills of the guys. »
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De Carli cites one by one all the players who are registered in the project. “This is necessarily to the detriment of the lack of profession or experience which is necessary at this level. I take this with a lot more perspective than previous seasons. Much more height definitely, like a step. I remain convinced that 2025 will be better than 2024.”
The truce was appreciated. “Since July 15, the guys needed to regenerate mentally, physically too, because the last block is sad with its outcome. There was a need to cut for everyone. We let the players enjoy their families, that’s important. This is just amateur sport. »
