TFC – Laval in the Coupe de France: which players have a card to play for this round of 16?

The defeat of TFC against Strasbourg on Sunday (2-1), which made the Violets miss a good opportunity to get closer to European places, undoubtedly further reinforced the importance of the meeting in Lyon this Saturday, and the desire to prevail to come back within a point of OL.

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But before this difficult trip to the Rhône, Toulouse has a meeting on Wednesday with Laval for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. A poster which could allow several players lacking playing time to stand out, since Carles Martinez Novell will probably be tempted to blow some of them, and will in any case be deprived of many injured men (Nicolaisen, Sierro, Schmidt, probably Sidibé and Kamanzi).

Genreau: “I’m hungry to help the team”

At the forefront of these, we find the Australian Denis Genreau. Already starting on the Feurs potato field in the 32nd final, the Australian made a good start on Sunday against Strasbourg, and is aware that his performances in coming off the bench “have been pretty good this season.” Against RCSA, he played 21 minutes, the longest playing time he has had in Ligue 1 since the start of the season. “They're not giving me any gifts; all the minutes I've had, I “I had to work a lot for it. Every time, I give my all. I want to help the team more. In any case, I'm ready,” says the 25-year-old, who will inevitably have a card to play. in the absence of Vincent Sierra and Niklas Schmidt.

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For the technical staff, one of the important questions to decide will be whether or not to let Cristian Casseres breathe. Boss of the sector in recent weeks, the Venezuelan has had a string of good performances and will inevitably start at Parc OL on Saturday.

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With the injuries piling up on defense, there will be room too. Holder in the previous round, Raffik Messali, 21, could be renewed. After Umit Akdag's complicated performance on Sunday, it will also be necessary to monitor which options are favored by the staff. After two starts in midfield, Jaydee Canvot could go down a notch, the configuration in which TFC finished on Sunday against Strasbourg. On the match sheet on Sunday, Dayann Methalie, 18, will hope to play her first professional minutes with her training club.

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Up front, Frank Magri, whose future is uncertain at TFC, could have the opportunity to finally score his first goal of the season, after the one that was denied to him in a contentious decision on Sunday in the league.