Before completing the first leg next Tuesday in the den of Nîmes Olympique, the Violets will host these same Gardois this early afternoon on Saturday. Goal: take a cut and mark their territory.
The third dose. This is, to hear them, what the people of Toulouse would gladly take to spend the holidays. “Following two underperformances, opines chef Philippe Montanier, the best medicine remains the victory.
The tefecist trainer is not wrong. Arithmetically, after three draws in a row (at Paris FC, against Guingamp and Quevilly), the Violets who had escaped the Libournais trap on penalties (0-0, 3-1 tab) had in the process dismissed to their studies the Sochaux Cubs (4-1).
Raise your head for the TEF
A month later, the situation borders on copy and paste for the big favorite of the L2, stripped of his throne – which he had occupied since the 5e day – last weekend without there being a scandal: AC Ajaccio won in Le Havre (1-0) while Tef shared the points at the Stadium against Rodez (1- 1). Two results after all quite logical.
Thus, after a bitter defeat at Niort (1-2) and a draw at home in the Occitan derby, Toulouse FC is thirsty for a rebound. Easier to say or write than to produce: on the island of Ramier, today, there will be no N3 (Libourne) or N2 (Trélissac, beaten in Dordogne 1-3); however a seasoned Ligue 2, which is more.
“This training had started the championship very well (2e to D5) before experiencing a slack (17e to D14). There, it seems to set off again (3 successes over the last 4 days). Pascal Plancque has a quality workforce, continues the Garonne coach, who identifies a lot of elements that have known the elite. “
Obviously, the irony of the round ball means that the two teams will meet again three days later, this time for the daily bread that is L2 and in the Gard: Tuesday, 8:45 p.m., at Costières for the second round and the last before the confectioners cut. However, the history is quite eloquent: it is rare that the result is duplicated from the first to the second match. Understand, a team almost never wins both tricks. “Statistics, Montanier twirls around, are the science of the past. We take care of the present and the future.”
Cut to heart for the NO
“Between the two competitions, says Plancque, my heart swings. At the start we wanted to opt for the championship, but ultimately the closer the Cup, the more we want to play it. It is an event that has us always held to heart. The objective is clearly qualification. ” “We will do everything to pass, responds tit for tat the former mentor of Real Sociedad. And above all a good game, I hope, so that the composting of the ticket is not an objective in itself, but on the contrary a consequence of what we are going to show on the ground. “
In short, on arrival there will therefore be a problem between Violets annoyed by the turn of events on the last two deadlines and Crocs greedy at will. Wishes at will!
Stadium, today at 1:45 p.m., in multiplex on Eurosport 2
> TOULOUSE FC (4-3-3 high point): Pettersson – Sanna, Rouault, Costa, Diarra – Dejaegere (cap.), Skyttä, van den Boomen – Onaiwu, Healey, Ratao./ Coach: Philippe MONTANIER.
Rempl. : Dupé (left), Desler, Diakité, Nicolaisen, Sylla; Bangré, Mvoué; Begraoui, Zobo.
ABSENT: Ngoumou (injured), Genreau (suspended); Himeur et Restes (left), Rapnouil, Serber, Spierings (coach’s choice).
> NÎMES OLYMPIQUE (3-5-2 low point): Dias – Philibert, Ueda, Guessoum – Paquiez (cap.), Sarr, Cubas, Ponceau, Delpech – Koné, Omarsson./Coach: Pascal PLANCQUE.
Rempl. : Bratveit (g.), Burner, Martinez, Zaidan; Eliasson, Fomba, Valerio; Benrahou, Doucouré.
ABSENT: Aribi, Briançon, Ferhat, Nazih (wounded); Sainte-Luce (suspended).
Referee: M. Thomas LÉONARD.
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