If Goal! Football Club primarily deals with the news of certain elite teams, we have decided to give you a summary of what happened today in the other – less media-focused – part of France. soccer.
Le Havre: Bodmer and Digard attack their players
Yesterday, the HAC was knocked out by a N2, Saint-Brieuc (0-1), confirming its deep crisis, he who is penultimate in the ranking: “These are the same players who complained last season when it wasn't doing well. You can't always tell them that they are beautiful and nice, and that they do everything right if they don't. Since the start of the season, I have always said that it is my fault. There, when there are three divisions apart, it cannot be that of the coach. At some point, players must assume their share of responsibility. I have a family that takes a lot, I'm going to protect them a little. The fans? Today they felt humiliated, and I feel the same feeling.”
The sports director, Mathieu Bodmer, also told his players: “I’m angry. It's starting to do a lot. Players who don't want to return to the club in 2025 just have to raise their hands. We will find solutions. There was a lack of respect for the club, the supporters, the staff. We had a calendar year that was not far from catastrophic. Those who want to wet their jerseys, they come back, the others will do what they want with their lives. There is no discussion about the coach, it will be too easy today to shoot at Didier or the staff. Today (Saturday), I didn’t see any love in the team.”
MHSC: Furious Gasset, Lunar Savanier
After the 0-4 rout at Le Puy in the Coupe de France, Jean-Louis Gasset did not hide his concern: “It’s a shame. It's a competition that could give us a little oxygen, we're going to analyze it carefully because we were swept away. We lost all the duels, missed the first two opportunities which could have changed the match. But mentally, it's very worrying. Since I arrived, we haven't scored a goal, haven't taken a point away. I hoped that in another competition we could show more mental qualities. There, we gave up. Once we were behind, they played their game… There are two or three players opposite who wouldn't be out of place with us. Their 10 (Nicolas Pays), it seemed as if the ground was not bumpy for him whereas it was for us. This (Saturday) evening was the abyss, we will have to recover from that.”
Téji Savanier sadly stood out during the game. To Auvergne supporters who upset him by asking him what it felt like to be last in Ligue 1, he replied: “At €210,000 per month, it’s okay”…
TFC: Martinez Novell savors
The TFC was scared against the Hauts Lyonnais (N3, 0-0, 4 tab to 2) since it played for a long time with ten after the expulsion of Niklas Schmidt in the 27th minute. His coach, Carles Martinez Novell, was relieved at the final whistle: “The team accepted the challenge, they knew what they had to do. Even if we put obstacles in the way by playing with ten players, then with the injury to Joshua (King). Niklas made a mistake but it happens. And when Frank (Magri) missed his penalty, I said to myself: “When is this going to stop? “. I am happy with the behavior of the players, with a particular mention for Rafik (Messali) and Jaydee (Canvot), the Pitchouns who showed personality. This qualification ends a good year in general. Now everyone needs to recharge the batteries. We'll be able to breathe a little. Before coming back to make 2025 even better.”
RC Strasbourg: Rosenior congratulates Calais
Even if Racing easily qualified on the Calais pitch (3-0) yesterday, its coach, Liam Rosenior, was keen to congratulate his northern opponent: “Special mention to the Calais team, to its coach, to its staff and its public. They gave us a hard time, they put us in difficulty sometimes. Congratulations to Calais for his performance today. At the break, I told my players to stay calm. In the first half, we were affected by not scoring early and we became tense. In the second half, we were able to play our football a little more. Andrey Santos is a great example of professionalism and a great example in the locker room. We know that he will be able to take the team with him and that is what he did today by opening the score.”
Girondins: Costil before sensing relegation coming
In an interview with Sud-Ouest, former Girondins goalkeeper Benoît Costil confided his disappointment at seeing FCGB fall so low. But he swears that he and the other leaders of the group had felt the blow coming: “From the moment we went down to L2, we all have our share of responsibility. We saw the club going into a tailspin. With Jimmy Briand, Laurent Koscielny, Paul Baysse, Nicolas de Préville, the previous season, despite the difficulties, we were convinced that we were going to maintain ourselves because we had good players. But we said: watch out for next year, it doesn't just happen to others. There was no stability, it was a constant mess. On the descent, yes we are all responsible, we must assume it. But the day-to-day management of the club, the accounts, that’s not up to us.”
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