Tours VB knows what to expect against Amriswil

Amriswil
VB Towers

From our special correspondent in Amriswil

Tours VB has already been warned. Warned of the difficulty he might have in winning in Amriswil, a few kilometers from Lake Constance, this Wednesday January 15 for his first leg of the CEV Cup play-offs.

He thus had his first experience of a fiercely contested match on Swiss soil, a few weeks ago, when he went to Schönenwerd to win a 16^e final to reach the end of the suspense, in the tie-break. So, this time opposed to the leader of the local championship, the Touraine club is particularly on guard.

“Do not take this match lightly”

“I expect a similar team to Schönenwerd, except I think they are strongerpose le coach du TVB, Marcelo Fronckowiak. There is, a priori, a nice atmosphere in his room, players who are performing in an interesting way, a good Argentinian coach (Juan Manuel Serramalera)… Now, the Argentine school is not naughty, it's clever. It is also a team capable of taking good risks on serve and which will be light-hearted against us. The responsibility will first be on our shoulders. This match should not be taken lightly. »

Because Tours VB, which is riding on very high confidence, wants to go far, very far. And he would bite his fingers terribly for not having worked hard enough to win a new European match, a priori within his reach. “We have just had a great performance against Chaumont, we are back in the championship rankings, we have a high level of confidence… But the attention and motivation must remain the same”warns Marcelo Fronckowiak.

“Combat and no ease”

Especially since on the other hand, it is understood, Amriswil will throw itself body and soul into the battle to hope to bring down a TVB referenced in Europe. “In the same way that European exposure works for Tours, it also does it for others, and especially for these adversaries who have less international visibility the rest of the yearsays the Touraine coach. As soon as a team like Schönenwerd, Zagreb or Amriswil can play a club traditionally present in the European Cup, there is inevitably a fight and no ease. »

Still deprived of Leandro Aracaju, the TVB will therefore have to stay in line with its last performances to hope to already take an option on qualification for the quarter-finals. “I think we have the means to beat them, to start thinking about the rest of the European Cup, but we must already get through this round, play two serious matchesinsists Marcelo Fronckowiak. And if we can gain an advantage from this first duel in Switzerland, it will be a good thing to be able to manage bodies and minds. » And continue to move forward with great certainty.

Wednesday January 15 at 7 p.m.

The teams

> Amriswil : 1. R. Diem (free, 1.75 m). 2. Sorgue (passeur, 1.92 m, Arg). 3. L. Diem (free, 1.81 m). 4. Matthey (central, 2.03 m). 6. Höhne (réc-att., 1; 93 m, All). 7. Goldrin (réc-att., 1.95 m, Isr). 8. Schalch (pointu, 1.97 m). 9. Hauck (central, 2.09 m). 10. Urueña (central, 2.02 m, Pér). 11. Jovanovic (passer, 1.95 m, Ser). 14. Jukic (rec-att., 1.93 m). 15. Weisigk (pointu, 1.96 m). 17. Imhoff (central, 2.02m, Arg). Entraîneur: Juan Manuel Serramalera.
> Tours : 3. Faganas (pointu, 2 m). 6. Pothron (réc-att., 1.98 m). 7. Ramon (free, 1.85 m). 8. Gabin (passer, 1.87 m). 9. Quiroga (réc-att., 1.92 m, Arg). 10. Sclater (pointu, 2 m, Can). 11. Gergye (réc-att., 1.98 m, Hon). 12. Marshman (central, 2.01 m, E.-U.). 14. Strehlau (réc-att., 1.99 m). 15. Scherer (free, 1.86 m). 17. Coric (passer, 1.96 m, Ser). 21. Voss (central, 2.01 m, Bré). Entertainer: Marcelo Fronckowiak.