It promises to be boiling hot this Sunday afternoon in Beaublanc! Limoges CSP, which has just chained 5 defeats in all competitions, receives its great rival, Elan Béarnais from 5:00 p.m. If the Limougeauds are not at their best, Tuesday’s game in Bourg-en-Bresse suggests a better tomorrow. “The last game was much better than the previous two. I think we are in the right direction. If we are consistent and we play 40 minutes and not 35, we will be on the right track. Now for us all games are playoff games“said leader Ingus Jakovics, who intends to raise his level of play to help his new team finish in the Top 8.
We have this figthing spirit in our DNA. We’ll show it in the next game – Massimo Cancellieri
To hope to bounce back against the Béarnais, the CSP players will have to fight for 40 minutes. And they will, announces coach Massimo Cancellieri: “during 4 matches, we lost our figthing spirit a bit. Not on all matches but on short periods. When something went wrong, we gave up. It didn’t happen in the second match at Bourg. We have this figthing spirit in our DNA. We will show it in the next game. I’m sure. I’ll put my hand on the barbecue. I’ll be surprised if we don’t have a good game“. But for this clasico, no great technicotactic speeches from the Italian coach. In his eyes, it is above all necessary that the players take a lot of pleasure, in communion with the public.
It’s up to us to make our defense speak – Hugo Invernizzi
“To play with great enthusiasm, our players must enjoy and feel the sensations that this place can give them. They have to stay together with the public and have fun. That’s the word“explains the coach, who may also be looking to take some pressure off the group. Because the pleasure of playing will not be enough. It will also be necessary to defend the lead. “We know that we must not let them develop their game. They can be dangerous in all positions. It is up to us to make our defense speak. We know that we can defend most games very well. It’s up to us to limit them. A clasico is not a match like the others. It will be played in the commitment“says Hugo Invernizzi, who is determined to help Limoges CSP get out of the rut.