Historic day for young players of theUSM Saran. For the first time in its history, the Loire Valley club is playing the Gambardella Cup round of 16 this Sunday, February 20 against Bobigny 93. The Ile-de-France team is, like the Saranais, residents of Regional 1. What have big ambitions for Yoann Bodivit the USM Saran U18 coach. “We want to pass. I have the feeling that we are going to live a great moment. The players I feel good too, I have rather good feelings. Playing Bobigny necessarily gives us the ambition to pass“, he explains at the microphone of France Bleu Orléans.
If reaching this level is a first for the club and for this group, according to the Loire Valley coach, the pressure has not yet invaded the Saranese ranks. “I sense more determination in the boys. All of that is a bonus after all. Obviously, we want to do well, we strongly believe in our chances of passing. Afterwards, when we are 30 minutes from the match, we will start to have a little lump in our stomachs. We know there is a good opponent and something at stake, so we can’t be insensitive“, continues Yoann Bovidit.
In the previous round, in the round of 16, USM Saran won against Boulogne-sur-Mer on penalties.