Through Aline Chatel
Published on 3 Feb 21 at 19:01
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Sometimes we watch Benjamin Renaux play and we wonder what he does in National 3. And it is not because he remains on a game with three goals and three assists that we write it. The playerAG Caen may not be the most spectacular, he hasn’t always made the best hair choices either (peroxide blonde was too much), but his speed, his movements, his sense of purpose. Developed at the Avant Garde, his full register probably makes him an underclassed player at the fifth national level. “I vaguely hear that I could have done better as a career,” he concedes. I have always favored studies and work. It certainly hurt me when I was in R1 at Bayeux. “
“Want to go above”
Before signing at AG Caen in 2018, Benjamin Renaux had spent 11 years in Bessin. He had chosen to stay there when Richard Déziré, then trainer of Avranches, requested him. “It was either I was leaving or I was starting a BTS alternately. The winger had opted for reason. At 26, and while his progress has not been denied since his arrival in Caen, he is not resigned.
I want to show that I have the level to go above. I want to go.
–“We were all hungry”
In the meantime, Benjamin Renaux spent more than three months without competition between October and January. Like almost all French footballers, the Covid brought him to a standstill. “I ran as soon as I could but it wasn’t easy because of the work. »Sunday January 31, 2021 in Val-de-Reuil, the long break was not seen. “We were all hungry for the ball. Benjamin Renaux was the perfect illustration of this throughout the 90 minutes spent in the field. Of the seven goals scored by the AGC against this formation of Regional 2, he has therefore scored three times and delivered as many assists (1-7).
“They left spaces …”
The Caennais would not have bet his shirt on such a success before kick-off. “When the coach told me I was number 9, I thought it was going to be complicated. I feared a low block that would not have suited my style of play at all. ”Val-de-Reuil, determined to play his game despite the two divisions away, in fact reserved a good surprise for the player. “They left spaces, and I’m a space player. I seized the opportunities and had good passes. As I was already at three goals, I then scored the friends (smile). ”
A good progression in front of the goal
Val-de-Reuil quickly understood that Benjamin Renaux’s hobbyhorse was speed. Usually, the young man exploits it wonderfully in a corridor, imagining himself more as a smuggler than a finisher. His tenure at a peak in the Eure, leaving Mamadou Kaloga and Dimitri Milon on the bench, reminded him that he was not just a winger. “If I don’t have depth, I can quickly get pissed off (sic) in number 9. But when you’re facing middle or high blocks, it’s different. “Especially since Benjamin Renaux is not just an athlete.
Since I arrived at the Avant Garde, I have made a lot of progress in front of goal. I feel much more confident and serene when I’m in a position to score.
–“A good test” in the seventh round
Before the season ends, Benjamin Renaux signed “full matches” in National 3. He is nine goals and four assists in all competitions. “After two or three games I said to myself: this is my season. “Finally, Benjamin Renaux must be satisfied with the Coupe de France to express himself. Sunday February 7, 2021, he will be able to measure himself against the very solid formation of Châteaubriant in the seventh round. “We will not have the label of favorite but we have something to play with the squad that we have. We want to go up there with the club. We will see who is present against a National 2 team. It’s a good test. It is also the opportunity for Benjamin Renaux to access the eighth round for the first time in his career. And to show that at 26, he still has the future ahead of him.
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