Volleyball: in Toulouse, the Arago made the difference with its mental and collective resources
The Sétois suffered this Saturday, January 8 in Toulouse, but were able to find the solutions to win 3-1.
Patrick Duflos had announced it, the trip to Toulouse, despite a significant delta between the two rankings, was not going to be easy.
He had the confirmation during an evening which will not have spared the organizations. “They got back on track with the return of their owners,” said the Sète coach. “Fortunately, we suffered a lot but never gave up. And we were able to be decisive in the end of the set.”
Generally accepted
As on the ball of the first, where Geiler released a heroic defense to allow Karlitzek to fold the case to 25-27. And of course in the third set: “We are eight points behind, we can no longer play and we end up coming back. Mentally, it’s very strong. It was played in our favor on one or two balls. Overall, they were reserved for us. They served very hard, Karlitzek had a pain in his back and was not at his best, and in the center we did not perform well. We were in agony in this third set, we were starting To get upset about everything. Then Garcia made a nice entry and we calmed down. We came back and broke their morale. Normally, it’s a set that we should not win… “
The fourth set, an anomaly
The rest, in the fourth set, was a demonstration. Like an anomaly in this particularly contested match. Winner 3-1, the Arago has signed its consecutive victory and still has not left a single point on the way. Proof if there is that there is no lack of resources in the collective built by Patrick Duflos. “This victory is different from the others because it is not in the sparkle but in the pain, which is also good. There is a real group, solid. When you have a flaw, you find the solution, there is always a player to take over. “
Other values
Pending the update of the calendar, the Sétois are second in League A. This could always be the case, or even better, when the late matches will be played. “It’s fabulous to start the return phase like that. We had a little alert after an average week of training. This period of the season is long… And we felt in this match. other values, it shows us that we cannot relax. ” Saturday, the Arago will be in Tourcoing. An Arago to the power of ten if all goes well.