Clermont ends the year 2024 against Montpellier. There is, for the Auvergnats, the desire to evacuate the frustration of this short defeat against La Rochelle, where the players, for Christophe Urios, have earned the right to be respected. But on an accounting level, this match must also be used to finish 2024 in the Top 6 so as not to spoil all the efforts undertaken since the start of the season.
Sébastien Bézy will be captain of the Jaunards for this meeting. The scrum half, present at the press conference, remained extremely vigilant in the face of the upcoming match because even if ASM is at the top of the ranking, there is still a bad series of defeats that has started, and which must quickly end. Losing again would be a real setback, but it won't be easy against a Montpellier team which has resources and which will want to spoil the party of its Michelin opponents. We must therefore translate the efforts made during this short week of training into action on the pitch.
Montpellier will come to win the match especially as they are confident, despite the fact that we don't talk too much about them. It's a very solid team up front with a lot of kicking. If we are not mentally ready, it will be a difficult match.
It's not optimal preparation to prepare for a high-level match, but everyone was serious during the holidays. And in training I found us focused, even if there wasn't much contact. And we must not forget that we have two defeats. Even if they are encouraging, we must quickly recover. If we lose against Montpellier, all this will have been for nothing.
To summarize
Clermont ends the year 2024 against Montpellier. For the Auvergnats and their captain Sébastien Bézy, there is the desire to evacuate the frustration of recent defeats and to concretize the efforts of the whole group, whether it is work in training or during matches.
