Volleyball: the Spacers of Toulouse are preparing for a “sacred challenge”, this Saturday against Nantes
On behalf of the 10th day of Ligue A, the Toulousains move this Saturday, November 26 (8 p.m.) on the floor of a team from Nantes, currently in full success. An interesting test for the band at Duflos.
After Narbonne (1-3), Tours (0-3), Montpellier (0-3) and the leader Chaumont (3-2), the Toulouse people probably thought they were done with the out-of-category passes of this League A. C failed. If Nantes has neither the prestige nor the pedigree of the Spacer’s previous adversaries, “it’s the surprise team of this championship” affirms Patrick Duflos.
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“They’ve had a great run (3rd in Ligue A with 7 wins in 9 games, 6 in the last 7 games, editor’s note) whether at home or away. It’s a team that doesn’t look like much, but which is well balanced and really running at full speed” continues the Toulouse coach.
Watch out for Chizoba…
In the ranks of Nantes, it will be necessary in particular to monitor the sharp Chizoba who has been sparking with each outing since he arrived from Poitiers this summer. Top scorer in Ligue A, he notably offered himself a personal best of 38 points in the victory against Tourcoing (3-2) two weeks ago.
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Very present in the block (5) during the success against Chaumont last Saturday at the Palais des sports, the Bulgarian central Nikolay Kartev will have the difficult task of deciphering the game of the Brazilian to slow down as many balls as possible. Duflos also hopes to see him confirm his reputation as a “big blocker” over time, he who “gambergait a little” since the start of the season.
Confirmation is also the leitmotif of the whole group after the great victory against the leader last week. “It’s good to take points against the first and it’s important to know that we can beat these kind of big teams. It will give us heartache for the future.”
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Next is Nantes, another big team…