For Yakuba Ouattara, the defeat of match 2 is “could be a good thing” for Monaco
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After the slap received in match 2, AS Monaco wants to react at home this Monday evening during match 3 of the Betclic ELITE playoff final.
In Villeurbanne for the start of the final last week, AS Monaco is back in the principality this Monday evening. After having mastered match 1 at the Astroballe, allowing them to regain the advantage of the field (82-74), the Roca Team saw themselves inflicting a defeat of 37 points in match 2 (54-91). From this kind of match, you have to know how to learn lessons. And according to Yakuba Ouattara, this historic defeat could allow them to find the right path.
It’s as if we had taken a good slap, he commented this Sunday in front of the press. Paradoxically, it can be a good thing for us. It will allow us to have a reaction and make them understand that it will not be easy.
Like his expulsion at the end of the match for a double fault technique, coach Sasa Obradovic wanted to send a message in the locker room. A change of attitude is necessary to regain victory. Returning to the Salle Gaston-Médecin should already do them a lot of good, as they play differently in front of their supporters.
We like to play here. There is a different energy and attitude. The most important thing will be to remain patient because we won’t be able to win in just one quarter, but you can control the game if you start well. It will be important because ASVEL often dominates, as we saw against Dijon and in the last match. […] This isn’t the first time this has happened to us. On a already had bad matches in Betclic Elite or in EuroLeague. Everything can change from game to game. You must not lose confidence because of a single game. Defeat can affect some guys and make them sad, but you have to give them that killer instinct to come back with confidence the next game.
A confidence that the Villeurbannais were able to regain before leaving the Astroballe. But as David Lighty explains, this trust should not be abused. In this best-of-five final format, each team still has to win twice. Now on the outside, ASVEL will have to implement an effective game plan to retain their title.
We are waiting for a reaction from Monaco, admits the ASVEL winger. I think it will be a very different game again. But for us, we have to stay the course. In game 1, I don’t know which team came back but it was not enough and in game 2, everyone did the job, recovered and followed the game plan. We just have to do the same thing. […] The last three months, on a trial to play as a team. If we play it individually against Monaco, it will be very hard to win. They have too much good individuality and talent. We play our best basket when everyone is involved and helps to win. […] We know it’s only one win and it’s not over. Whether we win by one point or by forty is not important. The hardest thing is to start over and over again. And that’s why we train.
See you this Monday evening from 8:30 p.m. The match will be watched live on beIN Sports.
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June 20, 2022 at 5:44 am
In Villeurbanne for the start of the final last week, AS Monaco is back in the principality this Monday evening. After having mastered match 1 at the Astroballe, allowing them to regain the advantage of the field (82-74), the Roca Team saw themselves inflicting a defeat of 37 points in match 2 (54-91). From this kind of match, you have to know how to draw…