Barrage. Villefranche – Quevilly Rouen, “an opposition of style”
FC Villefranche Beaujolais receives Quevilly Rouen Métropole in the first leg of the Ligue 2 / National play-off with the firm intention of winning.
This Tuesday, May 24, the Armand-Chouffet stadium will be the starting point for the Ligue 2 accession dam. It is Quevilly-Rouen Métropole which comes to Villefranche to save its place. Facing the Norman club, the men of Hervé Della Maggiore intend to do everything to access the professional world. In this double confrontation, it was the residents of National who received before moving to Seine-Maritime on Sunday for the return match.
And if it was a good year for the Caladois tigers, one after losing in the barrage against the Chamois Niortais (3-1, 0-2). For their coach, the situation is very different from that of last season. ” There is no apprehension compared to last year, there is a desire to use that. We no longer look at the dam from behind but the one in front. »
It also highlights the big change that is taking place between last year and today. “The play-offs were played behind closed doors, the context is different now. We played our last two games with a full stadium and we saw the result (4-1 victory against Bourg-en-Bresse and 2-1 against Châteauroux, editor’s note). This is important for players too! »
” We like to have control over the game ! »
Beyond an inter-championship duel, it is a duel between two teams that everything opposes. the FC Villefranche-Beaujolais was solid throughout the championship by signing a third place with 19 wins in 34 games. The Caladois are notably the second best defense in the championship with only 29 goals conceded.
On the side of Fabien Mercadal’s men, the results are more mixed. With 10 wins in 38 championship days, the Quevillais fell to 18th position in the ranking. Sixteenth attack and sixteenth defense in the championship, the Reds and Yellows failed to reverse the trend to get out of the danger zone.
In terms of game content, here too, Villefranche and Quevilly-Rouen have a different approach. ” It’s going to be a style opposition, QRM has a pragmatic game and is strong in transitions, speedanalysis Hervé Della Maggiore. We like to have control over the game. We will have to be strong on our strengths and especially on their strengths. »
” We like to have control over the game ! »
This match therefore has everything to appear crisp on the Caladois side, yet it is not the feeling that predominates among the blues. Evidenced by the particular preparation followed for the meeting. “Last Monday, we had a medical update to get everyone back on their feet.emphasizes the FCVB coach. Tuesday, we did an extra football activity, a mountain bike outing to clear the players’ heads a little. » Through the words of Hervé Della Maggiore, we sent a real desire to evacuate all possible stress before this meeting.
“If we play at our level I think we will pass, we know where we can hurt them. » In a corner of his head of course, he calculates. This first match for Villefranche at home against Quevilly-Rouen is crucial, he is aware of that. He who has already experienced this situation focuses as much on the first match as on the second. “They say the first leg is important, but there is no truth. On my last two play-offs I won my first two first legs but I lost the play-offs. »
Hervé Della Maggiore nevertheless intends not to be paralyzed by the magnitude of the event. “We must not forget that it is a sport. It’s still a game and the goal is to give pleasure to people as we do at the moment. »
