Before the match in Tours
> An impressive series. The TVB presents itself at the Futuroscope Arena with solid arguments. The teammates of former Poitevin Luca Ramon remain on eight victories in a row.
> A sumptuous setting to shine. Before the meeting, the Touraine coach spoke about the upcoming derby. “It’s exceptional what we are experiencing with this matchrejoices Touraine coach Marcelo Fronckowiak. This gives a really interesting look to the MSL and it shows that there are really audiences, who love volleyball, as soon as we manage to have a spectacle. »
> A fantastic showcase yes but… If the TVB coach is delighted to face Poitiers and its double Olympic champion Earvin Ngapeth, he regrets his departure. “We were lucky to have him in the MSL after the Games, but we have to ask ourselves the question: why does such an important player, who also values what we do here, not stay? How will French club volleyball, how will the federation, the League, the bodies that organize it, be able to repatriate and keep players like Earvin in the future? With this match, we are given a toy, a taste of something magnificent, but after that, it will be over. »
> Last match also for Hermans Egleskalns. If Poitiers will lose its top scorer after the match, this is also the case in Tours with the departure of the 34-year-old Latvian player.
5.186
This is the number of spectators expected for this gala meeting at the Futuroscope Arena between Poitiers and Tours. This would be a league attendance record.
Before the match in Poitiers
> Earvin Ngapeth's latest. Facing Tours, the double Olympic champion will play his last match with Alterna Stade Poitevin. A necessarily special match against his training club.
> A meeting with readers of La Nouvelle République and Center Presse. Six lucky people were able to ask Earvin Ngapeth questions. For more than an hour, the French volleyball star was able to discuss his career, his Olympic titles, the rest of his career in Türkiye… Excerpts. “The first tip, and I say it all the time, is to have fun playing volleyball. Today, at 33, that’s still my watchword. You have to have fun. » ; “I am surrounded. I have a press officer, I have a representation agency. Afterwards, I opened the doors a little because I returned to Poitiers. It was important to do it, whether through the media or with young people from colleges and clubs. »
On Monday, Earvin Ngapeth was at our offices in Poitiers to speak with six of our readers for more than an hour.
© (Photo cor. NR-CP, Alain Biais)
> Block at the Arena. In difficulty in recent weeks in the counter sector, the Poitevins, beaten in their last matches, will have to find solidity at the net.
