the essential
The president of Stade Marivalois Alain Labarthe looks back on this Sunday’s defeat and talks about the future.
After Sunday’s heavy defeat, Stade Marivalois is now in its Fédérale 3 group, far from the other clubs.
At a time when a descent into the regional championship is almost established for next season, its president Alain Labarthe draws an initial assessment and opens up future prospects for the senior boys’ teams of Lacapelle.
“I won’t dwell too much on yesterday’s match. Nègrepelisse’s victory is perfectly deserved. We weren’t there in a crucial match. Our team watched the opponent play who was able express all his talent during the game Of course, this poor performance of the Marivalois raises questions about the lack of cohesion of the group and the morale of the troops. But I do not want to give lessons and draw conclusions too quickly at this time. It turns out that the season has got off to a very bad start and it was probably too difficult for the team to get back on track through hard work and willpower. It’s never easy to get out of a negative spiral.
“Going down can be an additional chance to start better and grow again”
“Now that there is no longer really a stake, I hope that the players will continue to wear the jersey with pride and desire. I would like them to be able to surprise and defy the predictions in a few matches of the end of the season. With this goal, they could find pleasure in being together again.
”The board of directors of the club that I chair is, of course, sad about the situation but must now look to the future. Stade Marivalois is a healthy club with very solid foundations, financially, administratively and sportingly. There won’t be a crisis because that’s not the type of house. The senior group will need to recharge their batteries with youth. There she is, talented, and knocking on the door. The pennant team will set a single objective for next season: to move up to Federal 3. And the cherry on the cake: with the reserve, they will want to experience exciting final stages.
Going down is not a problem: it’s part of the life of a club, it’s cyclical, and it may be an additional chance to get off to a better start… and to grow further.”
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