There is certainly better than resuming the season with two defeats at home. Especially when, until then, it was at home that we gained maximum points. It’s like this: Basket Landes is no longer undefeated at François-Mitterrand, beaten in four days by the Flammes Carolo (63-64) in the Women’s League, then by Mersin (53-73) in the Euroleague. And the competition does not weaken in a tough month of January. The Landeses must now raise the bar, and stop this start of a negative spiral, away from home.
Which will not be an easy task, in more than one way. Because, this season, the Landaises are not showing themselves to be very dashing away from their bases: in four matches since the start of the season, they have lost three: at Charnay (by 2 points), at Montpellier (52-39) and at Tarbes (74-63). A bad series to which we can add the setback in the Euroleague in Brno on December 17 (69-65), at the heart of a generally not very lively month of December.
“Unwind”
Bad luck: it’s among the Tangos, where Basket Landes has never won, that we will have to change the situation. “It’s tough, Bourges hasn’t often lost at home,” confirms Olivier Constant, Julie Barennes’ assistant. “But it’s also good to have to bounce back with this type of poster, it’s an additional challenge. We know that we are capable of running, of making shots. We must have confidence. Bourges is a historic club, which has weight: we have to be able to unwind. »
And to develop, based on the state of mind displayed against Mersin: “The commitment that we asked for was not lacking. We have to keep this freshness, this aggressiveness to shake them up. »Olivier Constant also sees a positive aspect of having to return to Berry on Wednesday. “We have to be honest, it’s much easier for preparation when we know that we are going to face the same opponent twice, even if they are different competitions and contexts. » On the staff side, “everyone is there, and in good shape. »
