While the right side expected, since his failed loan to Sète, to live six months on the bench or in reserve, he should start tomorrow, at 7 p.m., in Bastia, and perhaps even finish the season as a incumbent.
AAt the beginning, things were going very well, but as soon as we started to lose, the atmosphere quickly deteriorated. When you’re bad morally, you can’t be good on the pitch. Then there was this game at Le Mans (3-0, August 30)where the coach kicked me out after 30 minutes…“This failed loan to Sète, playing for his survival in the National, hard to believe that it is that of Gregory Coelho. Especially when we remember his performance against Toulouse (1-0) on Monday, he who almost failed delivering his first decisive pass in Ligue 2 thanks to his perfect cross for Malaly Dembélé (42nd) But also his tenure in Le Havre (0-0) on January 22, where the right side, faced with the hecatomb of injured side Raf, had repaired on the left brilliantly.
“I never thought I would turn pro”
A fate that the Cadurcien was far from imagining in this Sarthe locker room, where this nightmarish half-hour was then looping in his head. Out of the Sétois group the following two meetings, the 23-year-old player ended his painful adventure in the Hérault by three quarters of an hour then five complicated minutes, against Saint-Brieuc (0-0) on September 17 and Bourg-en -Bresse (2-5) on the 24th. Six games later without playing, the Ruthenian leaders called him to repatriate him… It was only December 1st. “At that time, I was lucky that Rodez had a lot of absenteesconfides the one who went through the pre-training center of Castelmaurou. Behind, I was able to replay fairly quickly, it helped me to put things into perspective. It is also thanks to my entourage, the club management… Gregory Ursule (general manager) was the first to text me to comfort me after Le Mans. I called the coach (Laurent Peyrélade)who also knew how to find the right words.“
After only five L2 matches in two seasons, having seen blood and gold recruit a player from National 2 (Lucas Buadès) last summer to play in his position and had to migrate to the third division for “scratch game time“, some would have been vindictive. He plays the collective cheek: “The first year, I discovered the professional level. The second, I thought I would get more playing time. It was not easy to live with, but when you look at Lucas’ start to the year, honestly, the leaders made the right choice. It was I who did the wrong thing, when I had other National offers.“And yet, in the absence of the injured ex-Nîmes, Gregory Coelho could end the season as a starter… when he is out of contract in June and is negotiating an extension.” The worst part is that I never thought I would turn pro… (to smile) Unconsciously, I may have more slab on the ground being in this situation. But my priority is not me, it is to leave the Raf in this division. My agent called me this morning (here) and I told him that I was only thinking about posture. When my alarm goes off, that’s the first thing that comes to mind.”
“‘Cause I wanna be one of the guys who saved the clubtakes back the blood and gold from the U17 category. He gave me what no one else would have given me, so I would like to give back to him. Unlike Sète, here we work with human beings. It’s sad to say, but even though I hardly ever play, I wish everyone to be happy as I am in Rodez.“
The native Lotois, but Aveyronnais by adoption, still particularly appreciates his new place… in the starting lineup: “Now that I have been seen against Téfécé, more and more people are sending me messages, stopping me in the street… It’s new, it’s nice… but nothing is certain.“Gregory Coelho Reclame”playing time“Extra to stay. Now is an opportunity to show that he deserves it.
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