He is half angel, half demon. On the tails, Anthony Soubervie is one of the tauliers of FC Chambly, opposed this Saturday to Valenciennes. This is an important step in the race to maintain the current 19th in Ligue 2, ahead of only two lengths by the Guingamp barrage and three by the 17th Dunkirk. Last Saturday in Rodez (2-2), his right foot did not tremble to register from the penalty spot, his first goal of the season. On the other side, the Guyanese international with 12 selections sometimes sins out of nonchalance and dilettantism. “He is very endearing, believes Bruno Luzi, his coach since 2016. His technical quality is of a superior level. In a match, he’s a competitor. He’s not kidding. On the other hand, during the week it can be a bit casual. But in the end, he’s a soldier. This year, we are in the rough and he was able to respond and go into battle. “
This is the whole paradox of “Soub”, his nickname. So technically brilliant, he knows how to reassure everyone but also annoy. “When you have to hold the ball and break the rhythm, it is extremely precious,” notes Medhy Guezoui, the Chambly striker. To get maintenance, we will need him. He has character. If he has been in Chambly for so many years, it is because the coach knows how to manage it. They also have a special relationship like a father and a son. He understood that he had to be left free in the field. When he wants, he can win you a match. But sometimes he annoys me when he’s I-don’t care, that’s not a good example for young people. “
He is Chambly’s best passer
For young people precisely, his contribution is invaluable: “His experience and his famous right paw impress me,” admits Shaquil Delos (21). I often play in front of him and he helps me a lot and I learn a lot alongside him. Respect, he earns it in the field. He is a technical leader. He is not the type to give voice. “
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In defense, Joachim Eickmayer has known him for three years. “He’s the person I’m closest to. He does not take the lead. Sometimes, we room him on his nonchalance. When the GPS indicates that he has done a lot of kilometers, we hear it for several days. He stayed young in his head. “Despite his 36 years, Chambly’s best passer with 5 donations has kept a playful side, as Thibault Jaques, who knew him in Boulogne and Colmar before Chambly, points out. “He loves football. He has no pressure. I see it going on for a few more years. When you see how easily he adapted to Ligue 2. Antho is largely at the level of Ligue 1. ”
He is not the only one to think so, as Marvin Martin explains. “When I was younger, I had echoes when he was at the Girondins de Bordeaux. Rio Mavuba (Editor’s note: one of Soubervie’s best friends), told me at the time that he had a bright future. Better late than never. At his age, I would like to have his health … “Before discovering Ligue 2, Soubervie had never played higher than the National with Bayonne, Rouen Boulogne-sur-Mer and Colmar or below. with the reserve of Nice or Langon-Castets. “Even he will tell you, concludes Guezoui, he could have had a better career but he has not changed his way of being. He knew he was above both technically and in intelligence. That was enough for him … “
VALENCIENNES – CHAMBLY, this Saturday (8 p.m.), Hainaut stadium. Referee: M. Léonard.
Chambly : Pinoteau, Planté – Soubervie, Delos, Derrien, Dequaire, Camelo, El Hriti – Danger, Eickmayer, Popelard, Callegari – Correa, Badu, Petkovic, Doucouré, Guezoui, Zabou. Entr. : Luzi.
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