Tourcoing must return to the Lawson-Body cauldron to try to eliminate Poitiers

Never has Tourcoing never lost against Poitiers this season. Twice in the league, but also in the quarter-final of the French Cup then in the first two confrontations of the quarter-offs in the North, the Tourquennois had each time had the last word. “We leave with a psychological advantage. But we also know that this third match will be the hardest. This is the speech of the coach (Dorian Rougeyron) Since the start of the week. Do not relax, especially in Lawson-Body ”had warned Amir Tizi-Oualou, the Tourcoing-Lille Métropole passer.

But the sixth act was too much. In the obligation to win, Poitiers has delivered a high -flying service in a confrontation of rare intensity to win and stay alive in this series. All in an atmosphere of madness with 1,954 spectators acquired at the cause of the stadists. “The room helped them. In the end, we felt that it was growing hard. We knew it was going to be hostile ”confided, afterwards, Thibault Loubeyre, the Libero du TLM.

“A mental and physical marathon”

In a real duel of Play-Offs, where each point turned into battle, the Poitevins knew how to find these little ones that do everything. Led by the typing force of the Pointu Nik Mujanonic, supported in attack by Thomas Pujol and Thibault Thoral, without forgetting the presence of Renan Michelucci in the block and the Malice du Libero Franco Massimino. “It was already very tight in the first two games with us. This was again in Poitiers but, this time, it was our opponents who had the last word. They made a big match but we too “estimated Thibault Loubeyre.

Dorian Rougeyron, the Tourcoing coach, already had the look turned towards the fourth confrontation, still the Lawson-Body room. “We will have to find the adaptations to do better. We are not far away, we will try to make the difference during the next meeting. The objective remains to qualify. »» But it will be necessary to tame both their opponent but, also, an enclosure which has more than ever justified its nickname of the volleyball. “It is a mental and physical marathon and there is still an appointment on Monday. I hope we will finish the job. I find it cool to play in such an atmosphere. We feel that this room likes volleyball. So much the better “underlined the Northern Libero. The word of the end returning to Dorian Rougeyron. “We know that play-offs are hard. We are ready to suffer. If we have to make five games, we will do five … “ And the Poitevins must undoubtedly be of the same opinion, they who only ask to push Tourcoing in a fifth decisive confrontation in the North.