This Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 8 p.m., the players of Mende Gévaudan Club Handball return to the road to the Prenational championship. They travel to Frontignan to face team three.
After a great Coupe de France interlude, the players of Mende Gévaudan Club Handball (MGC) return to the championship road with a trip to Frontignan 3, this Saturday January 18, 2025, at 8 p.m. This match against a member of the top 5 will be an important test against an opponent who could benefit from numerous reinforcements.
Indeed, their first team is not playing, it is possible that several players from this team will be part of the group which will face the Mendois. Bad news for Valentin Molinié’s teammates. For the MGC, morale is high, although the Cup match left some injuries.
-“Knife between teeth”
“That is going to be a real test. Either Frontignan will play the game by only playing the players who usually play in the Pre-National and it will be difficult for them, or they will strengthen their squad by bringing down several players from N2 and it will be very, very complicated for us, said Mende coach Florent Bodin. We have to go and play this match with ambition. A victory would necessarily be a great result, but a defeat would not be a disaster either because there are eleven games remaining and we will have the knife between our teeth until the end of the season whatever happens. This group has such a mentality and a desire to win that whatever happens we will give everything on Saturday.“
On the squad side, doubt persists regarding the presence of Florian Coste who is suffering from an Achilles tendon problem, and Erwan Pot who will have to cope with his professional obligations. The return of Raphaël Vaugelade will be a plus for the group, since he will add density to the Mendoise defense. For the rest, it will be a classic with Cavalier, André, Soussi, Maleel and Berkat who will have to carry their teammates to a victory which would consolidate them in the leadership chair.
