Jasmine Bailey a déçu sur ses dernières sorties. Midi Libre – SYLVIE CAMBON
Lattes-Montpellier doit régler ses problèmes en troisième quart-temps pour gagner en consistance et s'installer dans le Top 4 de la Wonderligue.
The faces were defeated on Wednesday evening, when it was time to return to the locker room, heads bowed. As much as the Gazelles, against Charnay, for their entry into the Coupe de France. Beaten at home by the Burgundy club (53-54), there are now only two competitions left to play for the BLMA, eager to win a trophy this season.
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This setback against Charnay was the fourth of the season for Romane Berniès and her teammates. Four defeats and one thing in common: a terrible third quarter that saw the opponent widen the gap in front of a Hérault team devoid of offensive solutions.
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Against Angers, for the first defeat of the season (67-68), at home, a 13-23 conceded at the start of the second half had handicapped the Gazelles in their quest for victory. Ten days later, in Charleville-Mézières (75-71), a 12-0 conceded at the start of the 3rd quarter weighed down the Latto-Montpellier hopes, who never got back in front on the scoreboard. To get back on track after these two defeats in a row, the Gazelles seemed to have the cards in hand by leading by seven points against Bourges, at the break (49-42).
“Better attack the second halves”
However, a new catastrophic third quarter (9-25) tipped the match in favor of the Berruyères who ended up winning at the Lattes sports hall (75-86). “Whatever team I put on the field, whatever players, big ones, small ones, white ones, black ones, we suck…”, conceded, dejected, the coach Valéry Demory after the match.
Facing Charnay on Wednesday evening, the double take on the BLMA interiors and the lack of aggressiveness of the locals allowed Charnay to take a decisive lead (5-13 in the 3rd quarter).“We try to move them, to wake them up, we ask them to warm up again, to better attack the second halves, says the experienced technician. But we don't know what to do, no matter which girls are on the field…”
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In Chartres, promoted and last in Wonderligue, the BLMA will not have to doubt to impose itself and finally reintegrate the Top 4, in an energy-consuming week. “It's the third match in six days”, specifies Valéry Demory who will be able to rely on his entire squad in Eure-et-Loir, Saturday evening (8 p.m.). “I have girls who haven't played much, who haven't given me enough, so I'm going to move them around in training because I expect more from them”, promised the coach on the evening of the Cup defeat. Time for the electroshock?
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