Toulouse. TBC: send wood against Boulogne!
Tuesday evening, Toulouse suffered a fourth defeat in a row in this second phase of the championship. From an accounting point of view, they can still believe in the round of 16.
> The essential
If mathematically the TBC can still obtain a place in the first seven of group B of the 2nd phase, and thus qualify for the 8th finals, with three lengths behind with only six days remaining, its position is uncomfortable.
> Back to Tuesday’s defeat in Besançon
Dominated from the first balls (4-0, 2nd) and very quickly late (20-8, 6th), the TBC has never led in the Doubs. After a comeback (24-21, 10th, then 31-27, 15th), he is late at the break (46-34) and will never recover (69-53, 30th). His good 4th period will only serve to save appearances and limit the gap. The score of the defeat (86-76) proves that it is first in defense that the TBC currently sins, which was handicapped on Tuesday by the absence of Frank Yangue and the parsimonious participation, to preserve their physique, of Fayçal Sahraoui and Ron Anderson Jr.
> Boulogne/Sea
The Pas-de-Calais club (19 points) is currently 3rd in group B with two points behind leader Vitré, but only one step ahead of the 7th and last qualifying place for the play-offs. It is therefore with the obligation to win to keep their place that the American winger Wendell Davis (24 points Tuesday against Cergy-Pontoise), the interior Mickaël Var (returned in 2020 to the club with which he was champion of France Pro B 2014), the backs Louis Weber and Malcolm Gountas and their teammates will try to make people forget their home defeat on Tuesday (65-69) against Cergy.
> The TBC must send wood
The public would like to find the courageous, united in defense, efficient and effective TBC that it has often been able to encourage this season and, even more, in 2020-2021. Admittedly, Ron Anderson Jr and Fayçal Sahraoui are diminished by recurring injuries, admittedly the knee of the last recruit Carl Ponsar sometimes reacts badly on the return to an intense rhythm of competition, but Adrien Thimon seems to have regained a bit of address (3 on 8 to 3 points) in Besançon where Fabien Bondron set an example to follow (8 rebounds, 6 fouls, 2 assists). All that remains is to send wood!