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The TMB captain faces Montbrison, this evening, her former club. The defeat in the first leg remained in her throat and she hopes revenge.
Elected captain of the TMB during the preparation of the season, Justine Soulard, engineering diploma in mechanical engineering in pocket to ensure her rear before becoming a pro basketball player, wants to remain undefeated at home. The reception of Montbrison, 3rd on equal points with the leader Mondeville and the TMB, 2nd, must allow the pioneers to reconnect with the victory after two consecutive defeats.
Justine, the TMB started 2025 with two defeats. Has Christmas truce cut everything?
I don’t think. We returned with the same state of mind. In real life, we can’t explain too much. I think that we relax a bit in terms of instructions, discipline, that we are less rigorous on the ground. And all our opponents are also progressing. We have to manage not to lose confidence. We still have achievements, that does not detract from our very good first part of the season. You have to stop the black series so as not to fall into a more complicated cycle.
Montbrison had beaten you to go. A revenge to take?
Yes, especially since we had made complete non-matches there. We talk about it again and we tell ourselves that it was really the “cata” match. Not to forget because we do not want to reproduce it. We have the will to do well, to do better and to win. The goal is that the Petit Palais is breathtaking until the end of the season.
-You played last year in Montbrison. What is the difference between Corinne Benintendi (Montbrison) and Xavier Noguera (TMB) coaching?
These are not the same types of people and coaches at all. In both cases, we see that mainly, we win. Corinne has a little reputation for being super demanding. But in reality, Xavier is no less so.
Is the pro workforce reduced, does this impact recovery?
Our rotations are not enormous. But I find that the drive load is still well suited. The staff really pay attention. The partnership with Caliceo allows us to make hot baths, cold baths. Frankly, it is still well optimized.
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