False excuse
Indeed, the great reaction of the Palois against Lorient (1-0), three days after being defeated at Dunkirk (3-2), gave hope for confirmation in Laval last Friday. It was nothing of the sort. During the defeat against Tango (3-1), the fact that Nicolas Usaï was somewhat forced to adopt a 3-5-2 system new this season, because of the cascade of injuries affecting the Béarnais full-backs, and that this was the third match in seven days, could have served as an excuse.
But the Pau coach did not want to hide behind these elements. Far from it: “Sometimes, in a match, we can have organizational problems with an opponent who undermines us tactically. In the match in Laval, even in a different set-up, if we had been in the same arrangements, the result would have been the same. If we compare the two matches last week (against Lorient and Laval, Editor’s note), in the first, we covered almost 120 kilometers and in the other, 108 or 109… Automatically, things were missing. Maybe a lack of fuel or energy, but sometimes you have to look for all that in the mind. »
During the reception of the Sporting Club de Bastia this Friday evening, Pau FC must, once again, raise their heads. Usaï knows the recipe: “The objective will be to wrap up the match with intensity and make a lot of effort on an athletic level. Always keeping the balance because, when we watch our matches since the start of the season, when we are good defensively, we manage to create chances and perform well. »
Bastia, great start
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