“I have never been in such a competitive team”
Discovering the EuroLeague with AS Monaco this season, Jerry Boutsiele (2.07 m, 28 years old) continues to adapt to this new pace, to say the least frantic. Determined to assert itself as a key element on the Rock, the French interior confided in Ouest-France on his acclimatization to this new challenge, alongside his new teammates.
“It can only bring me positive things, he said to the first English daily. I had never been in a team so competitive and which can play the leading roles in the French championship. Being around players of such a level, every day, clearly allows you to progress. “
Despite the desire to bring the Roca Team to the Playoffs (the Top 8 is imperative to allow ASM to evolve in EuroLeague next year), the former position 5 of Limoges CSP does not neglect the championship, which remains a main objective of the Monegasque club.
“Whether in Euroleague or Betclic ELITE, you have to play both competitions with the same commitment, to the bottom. The club’s objective is this title of champion of France that they have never won yet and we will do everything to get there. The group is living well and we all have the same objective: to win as many matches as possible, to qualify the club in the Euroleague playoffs, and to be champion of France “.
This Sunday, November 14, 2021 (5 p.m.), AS Monaco receives Cholet Basket at the end of the 8th day of Betclic ELITE. A touch of nostalgia for Jerry Boutsiele who will find his former team, he who had discovered the highest level of French basketball in the Mauges, between 2016 and 2018.