“There is a lot of frustration. A player was in tears. I am very, very angry” : on RMC Bryan Bergougnoux did not mince his words regarding the (late) decision taken to cancel the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France scheduled for this Saturday, December 21 between his Tours FC (R1) and FC Lorient (6 p.m.). The French Football Federation announced at the start of the afternoon that the Touraine club was unable to ensure the safety of the public inside the Vallée du Cher stadium (12,000 seats).
The New Republic mentions that a change of organizational plan at the request of a person close to the owner of the club would be at the origin of this very surprising decision, less than five hours before kick-off. “It’s a lot of frustration,” reacted the Tours FC coach. I was lucky to experience this kind of atmosphere, I think a lot about my players who make enormous sacrifices. They sometimes tried to put pressure on management regarding all that. I was able to dissuade them… And today they are deprived of a match which would have been unique for them in their lives. I am very angry. »
“It’s deplorable, we have to ask the question to the leaders”
Always on the airwaves RMC the former OL and Toulouse pro who has just recovered from cancer, did not mince his words: “There is a lot of frustration. A player was in tears. I am very, very angry. When you want to lead a club, you have to do things fully. The situation is difficult, but when you make commitments you have to keep them. We can’t tinker all the time.”
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He evokes “great chance” to lose the match on the green carpet. “When we are not able to host such an event, we are not part of the Coupe de France project. It's deplorable. We must ask the question to the leaders. It is the work of a staff that is destroyed, the work of players with an exceptional mentality. We need to ask those concerned. My anger is immense. »
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