Basket. Caen BC: what are the challenges of the return phase which begins this evening?
Through Aline Chatel
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After an almost perfect first leg pronounced by eleven wins and two defeats, only one of which could be prejudicial in view of the rest of the operations, Caen Basket Calvados tackles the return matches. He welcomes Pont-de-Chéruy, where Bryan Coudray and Ludovic Chelle, his former residents, are playing at the Palais des Sports this Friday, December 3, 2021 (8:00 p.m.). Leader of Nationale 1, the CBC has approached in a hunted position two and a half months of competition which promises to be intense. Find out what is at stake in the 13 upcoming games.
Pont-de-Chéruy to get back on your feet
Fabrice Courcier assists his players “very seriously” this Friday evening against Pont-de-Chéruy, tenth. “We know that if we play in the athletic dimension and the intensity that must be ours, we have the means to win. ‘we are already in the right dynamic. It’s a match on which we must build our collective and bring certainties. “
Issue number 1: securing the top 5
First in the standings with two victories ahead of his runner-up and three over the sixth, Caen is off to a good start to qualify in the high pool of the second part of the season. You have to finish in the top 5 for that. In view of what the Caennais proposed during the first leg, it is hard to imagine a small earthquake. But the glorious uncertainty of sport often reminds us of vigilance …
Challenge number 2: beat direct opponents
The winner of the second phase will advance to Pro B without going through the playoffs box. The first half of the road is to be covered in the regular season, while the results obtained against the other four teams of the final top 5 will be kept before facing the first five of the other group of Nationale 1. “We are going to have games. important to gain and others which will gain less weight, ”summarizes Fabrice Courcier. For the moment, Caen has one defeat and four victories against the provisional top 5.
Angers did not lose against the top 5 in Pool A, so I think we should not start the second phase with more than two defeats. If we show up with three or more losses, it will be complicated.
Caen gives itself the right to only one joker… unless Chartres, the only top team that has beaten it so far, manages to come out of the top 5.
Challenge number 3: perform well outdoors
Caen hosted four of the other six top teams in the first leg. This therefore means that he will face the majority of his direct opponents on the move in the return phase. When we know the warm atmosphere of a regularly packed hall at the Palais des Sports, we can measure the impact that a home or away game can have for the CBC. “It’s always more comfortable to play with us,” recognizes Fabrice Courcier. It gives extra dynamism and motivation. But knowing how to win away will also be our success tomorrow. »Explanations.
In the second part of the season (where Caen will face the five best teams from the other pool in two-way matches, editor’s note), it will also be necessary to win away. The fact of having a lot of important trips in the return phase is not a fear, it is rather a wait to see what we are able to do.
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