Par Aline Chatel
Published on 15 Mar 24 at 8:27 p.m. See my news Follow Sport in Caen
After two draws and a defeat, AJ Auxerre only has two points ahead of Angers, its runner-up in the Ligue 2 standings, and only four over Laval, which continues to surprise in third place in the provisional podium.
At the top of the table, the cards can still be reshuffled, while ten days remain to be played. Auxerre and Angers remain the favorites in the race for the two tickets to Ligue 1. But the path is not as royal as it seemed to be for a long time.
Auxerre, “a serene team”
Auxerre, which hosts Caen this Saturday March 16, 2024 (at 3 p.m.), remains “the best team in the championship”, in the eyes of Nicolas Seube, the coach of SM Caen. The Caen coach’s speech is thus faithful to the one he already gave a few weeks after his induction.
We see a serene, mature team, capable of keeping their backs round, capable of causing pain as soon as they have a strong moment. It’s a really armed team.
Nicolas Seube, coach of SM Caen
Behind, SCO Angers has raised the bar. But if he could, Nicolas Seube would perhaps put a small coin on Stade Laval. “Leader from the sixth to the sixteenth day, he always responds. Be careful in Laval. Something is happening on this team. The leitmotif is: we stand together, we always fight for each other. They recruited well, they have speed up front, a support player who scores goals. »
The Caen coach also welcomes “a club context which seems rather reassuring”. With experience as a bonus, the Tangos have assets to showcase. They will go to Caen on Saturday May 4, 2024.
Every time I see them, even when they don’t win, they are difficult to maneuver. They really have a lot of weapons to go to the top and grab the first two places.
Nicolas Seube
Nicolas Seube would sign for this ranking
Behind, Saint-Etienne is three lengths behind. Caen, fifth, has already fallen six points behind. “Saint-Etienne, due to its history, demands positive results. They are supported by an extraordinary audience who help earn points, much like us. » But the Malherbistes, Nicolas Seube agrees, are “still a little off the hook”. The first two places that they could still dream of after the victory over Pau (2-3), Saturday March 2, 2024, have taken a turn for the worse.
We have eight and ten points on the first two places. With the goal average (+3 for Caen, +12 for Angers, +24 for Auxerre, editor’s note), that’s four games to overtake Angers, five games to overtake Auxerre, if they don’t take any points. However, there are ten matches remaining. It would take a disaster to reach the top two places. We are no longer able to exist to fight between third and fifth place.
Nicolas Seube
Sixteenth when Nicolas Seube took charge of the team’s destiny, Caen would happily settle for a fifth place, synonymous with the play-offs. The Malherbistes had already finished fifth last season, but it was a year without these famous play-offs for accession to Ligue 1. Caen is two points ahead of its direct pursuers.
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