Expecting the match to be fiercely contested against a difficult team to handle at home, coach Benchikha insisted throughout the week on the need to show fighting spirit to beat US Biskra.
He spoke several times with his players and he never stopped telling them that to come back with the 3 points from their trip to Biskra they must behave like real fighters on the pitch. He knows that there will be a lot of physical commitment and on a pitch where it is difficult to play, his players must give everything to hope for success. “We need to show more combativeness to confirm our latest success,” Benchikha told his players. The state of the pitch does not lend itself to good play and the JSK coach is convinced that the most important thing is that his players follow up with a victory which will allow them to stay glued to the top three.
“Quick offensive transitions”
Faced with an opponent who is not used to conceding many goals at home, coach Benchikha told his players that they must be quick in their offensive transitions to surprise the USB defense. Benchikha, who has watched his opponent's last matches, knows that the USB defenders will not leave much space for his attackers and that the latter must opt for quick counterattacks to destabilize the Biskrie defense which has conceded 6 goals in this start of the championship. “You must be quick in your offensive transitions to destabilize this compact defense,” advised them before the team’s departure to Biskra. Some of his elements showed nonchalance in previous matches and to hope to come back with the 3 points of the game, he is banking on speed in offensive transitions.
“Defend and attack as a unit”
Knowing that a failure in Biskra will put him in a delicate situation, coach Benchikha does his best to ensure that his team comes back with the 3 points from the match. He tried to fill the gaps noted in previous matches while giving advice to his players so that they can get the upper hand on their opponents who will do everything despite being behind closed doors to win at home. “You have to show great solidarity on the pitch. We have to defend and attack as a unit to have the right match. You also have to keep your concentration until the final whistle,” added Benchikha during the course from one of the meetings he had with his players. To consolidate his position, the “General” knows that he must under no circumstances lose in Biskra. He experienced very difficult times after the defeat against the MCO and he does not want to be confronted with the same situation again, especially since the chairman of the board of directors Ould-Ali El-Hadi recently affirmed that the JSK must not only win at home, but it must also bring back good results from away.
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