Orléans Loiret Basket faces a big piece. The Orléanais move on the floor of the leader of the Betclic Elite championship, Boulogne Levallois this Friday March 11, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. Last weekend, Orléans won at home against Fos-sur-Mer (82-74), a victory that raised them to the 14th of the French championship.
We do not move as a victim
For Germain Castano, the OLB coach, Levallois is much stronger on paper but the coach is still counting on a good performance from his team because all the matches are important. “This is the ideal match to see if we progress. We want to go for the victory but we know that it will be complicated because Levallois is a team that plays very very well in basketball, which beat ASVEL last week.. ” But above all it will be necessary to concentrate on oneself, he continues. “We have to move on because there are 13 games left. Other opponents will be more within our reach than Levallois after this match but we do not move as a victim.”
The OLB will be able to count on more freshness
Boulogne-Levallois continues the meetings since they played Wednesday March 9, 2022 in the Euro Cup against Hamburg, victory 85-62. Only two days later, facing this team could therefore be a positive point for the Orleans, explains coach Germain Castano. “When you play 48 hours after your previous game, it’s still not the same as playing once a week. You have a little less freshness and it can play on the end of the match.”
Chain the victories
– Julien Frenoy
Winger Nobel Boungou-Colo will play this match without taking the lead. “We go to them without pressure. In the first leg, Orléans were close to winning, so why not try to win at home this time?“For him too, out of the question to play the last of the class against Levallois. “There is no match where we can afford to position ourselves as a victim because we need to grab as many wins as possible by the end of the season.“.
The meeting between Boulogne-Levallois and Orléans Loiret Basket is to follow live this Friday, March 11 from 8:30 p.m. on France Bleu Orléans.