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-covered – part of France. soccer.
AJ Auxerre: winner of Angers, AJA sets no limits
At a press conference yesterday, after securing a last-minute victory against Angers (1-0), the Icaunais coach, Christophe Pélissier, revealed that he and his team were not setting a goal in terms of the ranking this season: “We had a very, very average match. On the other hand, the fact of not giving up, of going for a victory like that, is a good sign for the group. Dono makes a great exit at the very end of the match. And then, we have this little extra thing, called Junior, and who brings out a thorn in our side. My players will do much better, but we won and that's important. We live for these moments. This goal triggers joy and emotions. This group becomes aware of its qualities. With the players, we never talked about rankings. We are moving forward and we have to be better every day.”
MHSC: Nordin confident in maintaining
Author of a big match on Saturday on the pitch of his training club, Arnaud Nordin was unable to prevent Montpellier's defeat at Saint-Etienne (0-1). But, at the microphone of DAZN, the winger was still optimistic with a view to maintaining, despite his team's last place: “It's true that it's frustrating, I think we're making a good match overall. We have the chances, we lacked a little efficiency offensively and… in any case we are going to work on it to put them in the back next time. We still showed a beautiful face; We really were fooled by a somewhat innocuous action, but we have to put things into perspective and move forward. Of course we will get through it, I think that if we show the same state of mind, we will take points, we will scrape some and that will be the most important.”
Stade Rennais: Sampaoli reassures the locker room
Despite a defeat in his first on the Stade Rennais bench, yesterday against LOSC (0-1), Jorge Sampaoli broadcast an optimistic message yesterday in the Breton club's locker room. “We knew that the coach was not going to be able to revolutionize everything overnight,” said the captain, Steve Mandanda. He told us we were on the right path. It's not going to be easy, but there have been positive things. »
Stade de Reims: Nakamura and Atangana already courted
Stade de Reims will have to remain on guard in view of the winter transfer window. According to France Bleu Champagne, Keito Nakamura and Valentin Atangana are already in demand with a view to leaving next January. If the Champagne club is not obliged to sell, it would not say no in the event of a good offer to prepare the budget for the coming season. Would OM, interested in the Japanese international just a few weeks ago, be in the running?
OGC Nice: Kappa future Gym equipment supplier?
While OGC Nice with Haise sauce begins to take shape, the Riviera club should welcome a newcomer next season: Kappa. According to an indiscretion from Gym Tonic, the brand is very well on its way to becoming the new equipment supplier for the Aiglons from the future financial year.
RC Strasbourg: Rosenior remains positive
Despite the defeat of RC Strasbourg yesterday in Nice, at the end of the 12e day of Ligue 1 (1-2), Liam Rosenior remains optimistic: “We experienced unthinkable moments, we conceded goals in frustrating situations,” regretted the coach of the Alsatian club. We shot ourselves in the foot. We lost 15 points while leading the score, but that should not affect us. Each error is different. This has nothing to do with starting from behind. » With 13 points in twelve days, Racing will perhaps have to ask itself the right questions. On the Côte d'Azur, he took a gamble, without a striker at kick-off. His offensive production (0.31 expected goal) was the lowest of the season after that of Saint-Étienne (0-2, November 2).
Le Havre: unity allows us to move forward
Winner of a weak FC Nantes yesterday at Beaujoire (2-0), Le Havre won the match of fear and made the pride of a suspended Didier Digard who experienced the match from the press box. “The group showed that it knew how to react, we are very united and it is deserved to put out a performance like that,” appreciated the HAC coach, who did well to align his captain and striker Casimir right piston. In addition to his goal, the second came from a touch he made and he contained the danger Moses Simon.
LOSC: without Angel Gomes in Bologna
Rarely endangered by Stade Rennais, yesterday, LOSC enjoyed a short but valuable home success (1-0) while waiting to face Bologna in the Champions League. It will be without Angel Gomes, whom Bruno Genesio had saved due to calf pain.
According to L'Équipe, the England international should only return to competition in January, after the next six matches. Matias Fernandez-Pardo is also not expected to start in Italy. The coach will still have several solutions to put together a team that has been able to travel.
“Bologna has good dynamics,” he anticipates. It will be intense and committed. What is positive is that we have confidence. The bench brings freshness. This is not insignificant when you have high-level matches every three days. »
SCO Angers: for Dujeux, the SCO deserved better at Auxerre
Beaten at the last second, the SCO harbored regrets after its match at Abbé-Deschamps (0-1) yesterday: “I am disappointed that we did not take a point because I think we deserve it . It's hard to lose this match. We lacked success in scoring, it's difficult for us. They have not been as dangerous as recently, they have had few clear chances. You have to accept it and continue to work with your head held high. The content is good and has been for a while, but we need points. We need to make progress on this. We had the impression of having the match in hand. It’s cruel but we have to accept it.”
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