The Fertois will make their longest trip of the season on Sunday by going to the La Cavée-Verte stadium in Le Havre. A legendary place for the oldest club in French football.
Relegated from National 3 last year, the HAC reserve is seeking to quickly return to the national level. Not enough to scare the captain before challenging a group mainly made up of residents of the training center.
“I don’t think there are any Ligue 1 descents. It’s too risky, guesses Jérôme Schweitzer, pumped up after the last setback (1-3) against Bayeux at Gaston-Meillon. I see that the stronger teams we play, the better we are. To do this, we must be more efficient and good collectively in the zone of truth. What made us strong last year. We concede too many goals due to errors in communication and concentration. We’re playing better and better but it doesn’t add anything to the scoreboard. Let’s be less beautiful in the game but more effective. » According to the Fertois defender, the concern is above all tactical: “We sometimes have difficulty reading the opposing game plan. »
A long journey to Le Havre
With a kick-off at 3 p.m., and nearly 2.5 hours of driving to cover, the management of the Ornais club had to adapt: “We leave very early in the morning and return late in the evening, specifies Stéphane Périnet, the Fertois coach. But we sold our skin dearly last year to be able to offer ourselves this type of match. Now, you have to be ready to compete on the field by keeping in mind the opponent’s strengths to counter him. »
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