In an extremely favorable position after winning his last two matches, Rodez could save himself for good tonight against Caen. If a draw will be enough, a defeat would not necessarily be crippling, depending on the result of Quevilly.
A significant margin but no insurance yet. Before approaching the last day of the season, this evening with the reception of Caen, Rodez Aveyron football finds itself in an extremely favorable position in order to ensure its maintenance even before going through a barrage against the 3rd of National. Thanks to their in extremis success in Bastia (1-0), a week ago, the Ruthénois have a lead of three points and seven goals over Quevilly, the current 18th, as well as an advantage in direct confrontations. A significant gap, but not yet definitive, since the Normans can always pass in front of the Raf. They would have to win in front of Dunkirk in the hope that Rodez bows at home, with sufficient scores to pass them in front on goal difference.
“All scenarios are possibleput Laurent Peyrelade, the blood and gold coach, into perspective. We have taken a big step, now we have to finish. It’s always the hardest part.” But in his distance match with Quevilly, his team has a considerable ascendancy, coming out of two victories, against Toulouse (1-0) then in Corsica. What underline the rebound capacity of the Aveyronnais, whose situation was much more precarious on the evening of the 35th day and their setback in Nîmes (3-2). At that time, the place of play-off looked more like an asset to be preserved than a burden to be avoided, during the last three meetings of the season.
“Regaining victory has been good for people’s heads”
But as this team is decidedly unpredictable, it managed to end its series of 18 unsuccessful matches against Toulouse, the leader, before confirming in Bastia. Thanks to a new tactical plan, in 5-4-1, and above all the virtues found in a sustainable way, its solidity, its collective spirit and its passion. Like the young Killian Corredor, a striker who never abandons defensive work, whose precious goal at Bastia confirmed that he has indeed made his mark in the Ruthenian starting lineup. “Rediscovering the taste of victory has done good in the headsrecognized striker Florian David. This week we were serious, but there were more laughs in training than in previous months.”
So that joy is definitively the dominant feeling at the end of the blood and gold season, we might as well confirm this evening the improvement seen during the last outings. “The idea is to stay in what we did against Toulouse and Bastia, to have a unity of thought, an overflowing energy, to look at each other on the field, to love each other on the field, to play forward and try to score goalswarned Laurent Peyrelade. You have to be in there, prepare for action and not wait.” With the aim of validating a maintenance synonymous with a fourth consecutive season in the second division, which would be a first in the history of the club.
“We are still very fresh”
Traditional questioning on the eve of a match, the question of the freshness of the players was again addressed, yesterday at a press conference. A subject that is all the more important for Rodez, whose ability to increase the intensity is one of the usual strong points in the game. “We are still very fresh, very dynamic,” said Laurent Peyrelade. However, he qualified by acknowledging that “the recovery was less good” than after the match against Toulouse. “We put a lot of players in recovery this week. Some did it better than others, he continued. This morning (yesterday), players were not too strong. But the important thing is to be tomorrow at 7 p.m. (today).”
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