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Basketball: Nanterre on the edge of the precipice

2021-04-13T06:10:47.422Z


Accustomed to collecting trophies and playing the leading roles in Jeep Elite, Pascal Donnadieu's players are experiencing a season of


The poster will revive memories for the most nostalgic.

For Nanterre supporters, the match against Strasbourg is always a special moment in a season.

It is against this opponent, that the little men in green had, in the spring of 2013, jostled the hierarchy in the elite (then called the Pro A) by winning, to everyone's surprise, the title of champion of France.

Almost 8 years later, the situation is quite different.

At the time when Nanterre goes, this Tuesday (8 pm), to Strasbourg on behalf of “the official” 29th day of the championship, the club occupies a worrying 16th place (5 V, 10 D) out of 18. It has only two wins ahead of Boulazac, the bottom of the class, who has played the same number of games.

This opponent is, moreover, come to snatch the victory on the parquet floor of the Maurice Thorez sports hall 9 days ago (84-86).

Plunging Nanterre a little more into the crisis.

🏀 New disillusionment for the Nantes residents despite the good performances of @Cut__Raw @QuiseOffDaLeash and Alpha.



A week without a match arrives to get back to the place 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿 # WeAreJSF pic.twitter.com/o5y4VeVyly

- Nanterre 92 (@ Nanterre92) April 4, 2021

Just after this setback, at a press conference, Pascal Donnadieu, still in the throes of disappointment, had not hidden a certain weariness.

"It's not easy to have a hold on this team," said the coach infected with Covid-19 in the fall.

When you try the hard method, since they are mentally crumbly, they bow their heads.

And with the cooler method ... they're already cool, so that's not ideal.

"Comments on which the emblematic coach, who took the club in 1987 at the departmental level, has since returned to the newspaper L'Équipe, ensuring that a departure on his part was not under consideration in the immediate.

"The priority is the interest of the club, explained the one who has been duplicating for several years with his position of assistant in the France team.

What emerges is that it would not be reasonable to let go of the trick in full difficulty.

That's no longer news.

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The urgency is to raise the bar and return to success.

Happiness that has become rare for Nanterre.

In its last eleven outings, the club have suffered 9 setbacks.

An almost unprecedented black series for the double winner of the Coupe de France (2014, 2017).

“There were some good games and others where we completely missed out,” says captain Isaïa Cordinier.

On these we can only blame ourselves.

In each season there are ups and downs, we are in a fairly deep down.

We have to re-mobilize and continue to work to regain our confidence.

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- LNB (@LNBofficiel) February 13, 2021

Confidence, but also the DNA of the “Nanterre game”, made up of movements, passes and a devilish 3-point skill, which appealed to basketball fans.

This season, the Nanterriens are last in this long-distance shooting exercise.

An inconsistency!

"We point to our weak skill at 3 points in the league but in the Eurocup we were among the best, we especially need to improve defensively," replied Cordinier.

Since last week, discussions have multiplied between players, staff and managers, to become aware of the situation and try to find the solution.

“These discussions came naturally, it was necessary, the most important thing is to remain united, assures the leaping rear, one of the rare satisfactions this season.

We spoke to each other, we told each other things to move forward.

We will come out of this by remaining united.

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Before experiencing this slump, Nanterre also achieved great feats, pushing Asvel into extra time (96-92) on March 23 in the league, and not going far from a historic qualification for the quarter-finals of the Eurocup (C2).

"It's a special season," continues the French international.

There are a lot of uncertainties because of the health situation, playing matches without an audience has more consequences than one might think.

Everyone is frustrated, but that's no excuse because all clubs are going through the same situation.

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Due to the pandemic, the championship was virtually at a standstill from November to February and no club has played the same number of matches (between 19 and 14).

Nanterre played 15, 3 less than Pau (13D, 5V), the first relegation.

If the championship usually comes to an end in April - the clubs should have played this Tuesday the 29th day out of the 34 in the regular season - it is only halfway this season.

It prevents.

Time is running out for Nanterre, which has never known the horrors of relegation in its history.

“We are 16th, that's the reality of the ranking and we are tied with Pau, but we are only 3 victories from 7th place (

Editor's note: Le Mans

), explains Cordinier. We still have 19 games to turn the tide. Last season we were last at 1-8 at the start of the season before reacting. Personally, I'm not good enough to help the team. I have to find my level. We all have to face this situation together. It is still too early to talk about relegation. But we have to react quickly. "

Source: leparis

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