Valenciennes is ready to battle Dijon – Emmanuel Ntim

Three days after the success against Bastia (2-1), Valenciennes goes to Dijon, a team in good shape at the moment, but Emmanuel Ntim believes that the Valenciennes squad are ready for the battle, the third in six days.

How was the recovery after Bastia?

It’s not easy for those who have played 90 minutes. It’s a bit complicated, although the legs are much better.

Because you won on Tuesday?

Sure ! It was very important to win against Bastia, it was an important game. I think it’s getting better.

What is the recipe for finding physical freshness?

It’s rest, cryotherapy, compression stockings… We do all of this to recover well.

Can arriving very early in Dijon favor you?

That’s the idea, anyway, to have a good rest here, integrate well into the region and know where we’re going to play.

Can Tuesday’s success set you free?

When you win, it necessarily gives the group confidence, but I have known since the start of the season that we have a good team. We have good players, we make a good team. It wasn’t easy for us, but it feels good to win.

You are going to play a new big game?

I think it will be. This is a team that is trained to come back up. They had a difficult start to the season but they are starting to win. They have good individualities like Mickaël Le Bihan, we all know that. On our side, we are well and we are ready for this match.

Would a draw be good to end the week?

It’s always good to draw an away game, but that’s not what you come here for. We will fight for 90 minutes and the best team will win. The team, the players, the staff, we are ready to fight.

How do you feel Gaetan Robail at the start of the season?

He is a very good player, we have known that for years with what he did in Ligue 2, both in Valenciennes and in Lens, which he helped to move up to Ligue 1. He is a hard worker, he working hard, he’s focused on showing great things this season.

How did you feel in the three-way defense against Bastia?

It was fantastic. Ishmael was good, Joffrey was solid. We talked to each other before the game to say we were strong because we were taking a lot of goals. Unfortunately, we took a set piece and it’s something that can be avoided even if it’s collective. We’re building a solid defense, and the three of us together, I think that’s good. We also have good players on the bench with Aly Abeid who was solid when he came home, Maxime Spano who is also ready to play. There is also the return of Eric Vandenabeele. I think we will manage to be solid behind.

We imagine that there is the will to go to Dijon to continue the good momentum outside Hainaut?

I can’t say we’re comfortable on the outside. We give our all in every game but unfortunately, at home, it didn’t work out too well at the start of the season. We’re starting to find things. We’re all out in every game, whether it’s at home or away.