Sochaux wants to take a small cut. On the occasion of the 8th round of the French Cup, FCSM faces UF Mâcon on its home field this Saturday evening at 6 p.m. Another National 3 club like in the previous round against Gueugnonand another club from Saône-et-Loire. But the Mâconnais are aiming to climb to N2 (from which they have just been relegated). Ranked 6th in their championship, the men of President Alain Griezmann, Grizou's father, believe in the feat. In other words, the Yellow and Blue, even if they have been undefeated for 11 matches in all competitions, are expecting anything but a game of fun. But reaching the 32nd finals remains the minimum objective of the Sochaux club, to hope to face a Ligue 1 before Christmas.
Stronger than Gueugnon
Karim Mokeddem has no illusions about the quality of the opponent “they are better than Gueugnon, have players who have tasted at National level, even Ligue 2, they are clearly aiming for the climb, we supervised them, it’s going to be complicated, that’s for sure” underlines the FCSM coach, confident despite everything in the state of mind and the current form of his group “Some will find playing time again, but we will have to maintain our continuity in our performances to pass.” Same story for striker Corentin Jean “they have a great team, they are not there by chance, It's up to us to be present in the duels especially, afterward if we're all at our level, that should do it, but it's up to us to be vigilant and serious.”
The 32nd finals in the viewfinder
Although there should be some changes at kickoff “behind and in the middle I have a choice, in attack less with the injuries of Lecolier (hoped to return to training at the start of next week) and Loubao (out until the break), but Gnanduillet will start for at least less than an hour” assures Mokeddem, the priority remains qualification for the 32nd finals “this is the minimum objective of the club, and we must fulfill this contract” for Corentin Jean. The motivation is therefore all found “for Mâcon but also for us” adds the Yellow and Blue coach, well aware of the carrot at stake in this 8th round “because everyone wants to be there to hit the jackpot in the 32nd round.” The FCSM therefore knows what it has to do to hope to offer a great gift to its supporters just before the Christmas break.
