No question of going to titillate the cadors of the Women’s League. Mérignac Handball knows that its sporting horizon is limited for the moment to maintenance. “Already we are happy to stay at the top level because the last two seasons have been very tiring and exhausting.admits coach Christophe Chagnard. We are preparing for a difficult season with an increasingly competitive championship. We will try to exist, to maintain ourselves as quickly as possible to play for the best places.“
We want to gain places in the standings, be more conquering at home, that we are a little afraid – Audrey Deroin
Tenth in the last championship, the Girondines would like to see a little higher. Like the ex-international Audrey Deroin who has just extended her lease for a season. “We want to gain places in the standings, be more conquering at home, that we are a little afraid. We played the maintenance two years ago, there we finished tenth even if we had a big relaxation at the end of the season. The goal is to go up little by little. If we can finish eighth, seventh or even sixth, that would be great!“
The club, whose financial means remain limited in particular by the absence of a room worthy of the LFH, tried to strengthen itself. He brought in the Danish Sofia Deen, left back from Bourg-de-Péage, and attracted two players to the pivot position: Anouck Clément, on loan from Dijon, and the Girondine Noémie Lachaud. As well as three young players with high potential: Louane Texier, Elena Kouziaeff and Emma Boulesque.
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“Given the average age, I think I can bring some experienceexplains the native of Libourne, I’ve been in D1 for ten years. Aggressive too I hope. I played six years in Nice and we were one of the best defenses. I want to bring some of that here.“
In search of regularity and stability, Mérignac Handball will try to negotiate a complicated schedule as well as possible, starting with a trip to Paris 92 followed by the reception of the ogre from Brest. Before the arrival of Celles-sur-Belle in mid-September where victory will be compulsory.