Nicolas Crouzet, born to score at Argenton-Le Pêchereau

Argenton-Le Pêchereau (R3)
Orleans (N1)

US Argenton-Le Pêchereau awaits two happy events. His “fear” is that they overlap. “I hope she doesn’t give birth on Saturday”prays coach Thierry Leroy while speaking of the partner of his serial scorer, Nicolas Crouzet. “The deadline is in two weeks, it can wait a little”laughs the person concerned, who will soon become a father for the first time.

At 28 years old, Nicolas Crouzet would not like to miss the best poster of his football career. “When I played at Poinçonnet, we faced Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Hilaire in the Coupe de France, which was in N2. But there, Orléans is still a cut above, it’s a professional National team”he salivates on the eve of this 5^e round of the Coupe de France which will be an event in Georges-Marandon’s lair, this Saturday, October 12.

“For the club, it’s really great, it’s a party that will bring everyone together. For us, the players, it should also be a little”he adds, naturally fearing a severe blow. “Against Saint-Pryvé, I had a good one, like 8-0. I don’t want to take another cartridge (sic) like this, otherwise it won’t be our best evening as a footballer.”he insists, with the secret hope of standing up to the Orléans armada for long enough.

On paper, it’s not a win. Nicolas Crouzet is not naive: “We are going to suffer, that’s obvious. » And he perhaps even more than the others from his center forward position which we guess is the most unrewarding of the lot. “I’m going to have to defend a lot. And I’m going to count the balls on offense. When I get one, I should make good use of it. » Preferably without thinking too much.

Already nine goals on the clock

Bodybuilder-painter in the civilian sector, Crouzet is a racing car of his type on the field. Instinct is both the main characteristic and the major asset of this fast and fearless number 9. “He sometimes tries things from elsewhere, which he often succeeds. Conversely, he is capable of missing simpler things due to lack of concentration. That’s where he needs to progress, I’m trying to help him in that sense.”said his coach affectionately towards this “great guy ».

It must be said that Thierry Leroy does not have much to complain about Nicolas Crouzet’s performance since the start of the season. Who scores goals like pearls: nine at the last score, all competitions combined. “It’s a good pace and it would be great if it could continue like this. It depends on me, but not only that. I don’t score the goals alone, I owe them a lot to my teammates who put me in perfect conditions. Without them, I am nothing, he assures.

At Usap and nowhere else

A statement which sums up Crouzet’s attachment to a club he joined in the summer of 2019 after training at Poinçonnet. From the one who saw him reject external requests during the last off-season from Touvent and… Poinçonnet. “I stayed for the friends, the same ones I have played with since I was at Argenton. Over the years, we have built a great relationship, a great osmosis that I couldn’t see myself stopping. And then, we have ambition. Last season, we were not far from moving up to R2, this season, we hope to do even better”jure-t-il.

Spring 2025 is still far away. The immediate thing is this gleaming bonus against the Orléans pros. As long as Madame is in the stands.

This Saturday, October 12, 8 p.m., Georges-Marandon stadium in Argenton-sur-Creuse.