Régis Le Bris (coach of Lorient, beaten 1-0 by Toulouse): “We had the ball instead, but with difficulty finding acceleration phases behind the midline. At first, we managed to touch Romain (Faivre) and Enzo (Le Fée), then Toulouse closed the inside of the game. Our spaces have evolved, they were more on the sides. But … Read more
Both in search of a rebound after their European failure in the middle of the week, Nantes and Rennes delivered a lively meeting, dominated by the locals. Steve Mandanda, imperial in the Breton cage, retained an advantage acquired quickly thanks to the first achievement in the Championship of Jérémy Doku, scorer after a series of … Read more
Angers sinks, Clermont continues Difficult to see light on the horizon for Angers. Host of Clermont this Sunday, the SCO suffered another defeat (1-2), the 11th in Ligue 1, and is now seven points behind the first non-relegation player. Despite the return of Sofiane Boufal, author of the goal of hope on a free kick … Read more
The top scorer in TFC history died on Tuesday. Author of 104 productions in ten seasons, Pierre Dorsini died at the age of 88, as the La Dépêche du Midi advertisement. Having started his professional career at Nancy, this striker wore the Toulouse club colors from 1957 to 1967. He then briefly coached the club … Read more
The match: 3-2 The Toulousans had targeted this match as the one that could have put them in the Top 10 and have done enough to deserve the three points. Against Angers, a retaining rival, TFC nevertheless seduced, notably through their attacking trio Chaïbi-Aboukhlal-Ratao. The first was the best in the field (see elsewhere) with … Read more
Without reaching the levels of last season, the severe disturbances in the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 stadiums are entering at worrying cruising speeds. On Sunday, during Toulouse-Montpellier (4-2), a classified match at risk, the Montpellier fans caused a small panic in a stand of the stadium, forcing Jérémie Pignard, the referee of the match, … Read more
His return was not expected before the beginning of October, but Rafael Ratao is better off and has been able to return to the field this Friday with Toulouse. Victim of a quadriceps injury in Clermont (0-2), on 4 September the Brazilian striker (26) is however not certain that he will be in the group … Read more
After recruiting a Moroccan winger (Zakaria Aboukhlal), a Norwegian goalkeeper (Kjetil Haug) and a Dutch striker (Thijs Dallinga), Toulouse targeted a new foreign player as a possible reinforcement. As revealed by Foot Mercato, information confirmed by The TeamTéfécé made a so-called “lowball” offer to Orlando City to buy back at least the last months of … Read more
They could certainly have made their lives a little easier, but the Toulouse team ended up winning on Saturday afternoon at Valenciennes (1-3), still racing at the top of the standings. An important victory synonymous with a small feat this season: Téfécé has indeed chained a second success in a row in Ligue 2, which … Read more
Solid leader of L2, Toulouse had the opportunity to widen its lead by taking advantage of the draw of the second, AC Ajaccio, against Valenciennes (0-0). This meant winning at Niort on Monday, but the TFC wasted too much in the first half, when Quentin Braat notably repelled attempts by Desler (11th), Skyttä and Onaiwu … Read more