Sunday, FC Nantes was dominated by ASSE (1-1) at Geoffroy-Guichard. Proof of this is with this statistic from its central defender, Nicolas Pallois.
There was a time when FC Nantes rhymed with good play… But since 2001 and the last French championship title, gleaned under the direction of Raynald Denoueix, this concept is no longer relevant on the banks of the Loire. The Canaries, who have experienced two relegations and spend most of their time fighting to stay alive, are already struggling to win matches. So the beautiful game necessarily takes a back seat. And this season seems worse than the others. Renowned for his very defensive vision of the game, Antoine Kombouaré decided to take up the challenge of maintaining his position by strengthening his rear bases. As in Paris (1-1) in December, the Nantes residents do not hesitate to leave the ball to their opponent and fall back in defense.
More clearances than passes for Pallois!
Sunday afternoon in Saint-Etienne, the FCN (15th) managed to snatch a draw (1-1) which leaves the Greens (16th) behind in the standings. But it is an understatement to say that the performance of the Yellows, who played in black for the occasion, did not reassure the Nantes supporters. On the contrary, even! One of them noted a rather incredible statistic: during his 90 minutes in the Chaudron, Nicolas Pallois made more clearances (19) than completed passes (17)! In these conditions, when the ball is returned so quickly to the opponent, it is difficult to hope to build anything…
-The situation in the standings of FC Nantes is so delicate that the beautiful game is necessarily relegated to the background. But how hard it is to see a club deny what made it famous!
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