After easily dispatching his first two opponents, Montauban and Borgo, in the fall the Nimes Olympique won the right to see the 32nd final of French Cup and play a balanced match on paper against Grenoble Foot 38, at the Stade des Alpes! Even if he didn’t take part in the first matches of this edition, Frederic Bombard he wants to have a good run in this competition. Celui qui a eu la chance de la remporter en 2011 avec Lille, à l’époque en tant qu’adjoint de Rudi Garcia sur le banc, avoue qu’à ce stade, tout ce qui importe est de se retrouver dans le tirage du tour following.
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“It is a competition that I really like. There are often surprises. In a French Cup match, the only thing that matters is qualification. Sometimes you have to know how to be patient during matches and even wait for penalties to be able to qualify. Of all values, the one that takes precedence is solidarity. I have a group where there is, and I realize it every day, true solidarity. Even if it’s away against Grenoble, because it’s not the best draw, I still expect them to qualify. I hope we qualify in Grenoble, it won’t be easy. »
“It tickles me a bit not being able to have a good pitch, even at home, so that my team can express themselves as they should with the potential they have. Because we can say what we want, this team has potential on a technical level. But it annoys me to go and ask them to play long. Well, I’m telling you the truth. It’s not part of my way of seeing football. »
Olympic photo of Nimes
