Exhilarated by the great success against Clermont, the Parisian third row does not hesitate to announce that his team is traveling to Marcel-Deflandre with the ambition of achieving a big success there.
Still stuck at the back of the pack (12e in the standings), but reassured by the big victory against Clermont last Saturday (36-6), Stade Français Paris has found a little hope and ambition. “This match gave us a breath of fresh air. We train again with a smile, but not in relaxation. We are always in the last places”marked Sekou Macalou at a press conference.
The third row made no secret of the determination of his team to achieve a success on the pitch of a Stade Rochelais diminished by absences (Atonio and Botia injured, Cancoriet suspended, Wardi, Colome, Alldritt and Boudehent at Marcoussis ), this Saturday evening during the 9th day of the Top 14.
“We’re going to try to do something in La Rochelle, that’s the goal”
“We can’t afford to look at others. We're going to focus on ourselves and try to do something in La Rochelle, that's the goal. We set ourselves the objective of having this benchmark away match where we leave with zero points since the start of the season”he announced.
Asked about the difficulties of the Pink Soldiers in stabilizing their game, between an attack in progress and a less effective defense, Sekou Macalou summarized the situation. “At the end of last season, we took stock. There were 14 of use attack so we had to improve that. Like last year, we played a lot with the forwards, we have to share, that three-quarters call the balls, that they also have fun because last season they unfortunately did not have fun.
A more offensive desire which has finally started to bear fruit against ASM, but which seems, conversely, to destabilize a defense which was the strong point of the Parisians. “It’s possible… I don’t know if that’s the problem”replied, enigmatic, the third-line breaker.
