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TFC largely dominated Montpellier, but conceded another defeat at home this Friday evening at the Stadium (1-2) which almost put an end to its hopes for Europe.
And everything fell apart. From the misunderstanding over a Toulouse change (Schmidt was announced as leaving but was not) which dragged on (81st), to Fayad’s goal on the action which followed, After Ferri reviewed a Toulouse defense apathetic (82), with the expulsion of Rasmus Nicolaisen for a second yellow card (84), the TFC lost everything in five minutes.
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His euphoria, his possibility of beating Montpellier and probably that of continuing to dream of European qualification for next season. If we will have to follow the results of the Top 10 teams today and tomorrow, it took off a little more last night, at the end of a match finished in an electric climate, but above all dominated from start to finish or almost by the TFC.
Only three home victories in Ligue 1
The MHSC emerges miraculously victorious, because it has a genius player in its squad, Téji Savanier, author of a fantastic goal on the only lame opportunity of the first half which perfectly illustrated the game plan of Michel Der Zakarian: wait and counter. That was enough, also because Toulouse was unlucky. Saved 28 times by their posts this season, the Violets hit them twice last night, first on a Dallinga header deflected by Bertaud – very good yesterday – on the bar (21), then a shot from Schmidt (38) , starting for the first time in Ligue 1 since February 25.
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After his good start in Lorient last weekend, Carles Martinez Novell decided to make room for the German in his starting lineup by switching back to a 4-3-3 system. It worked, the TFC offered some great sequences, especially in the first period by completely suffocating the MHSC. Thijs Dallinga quickly equalized (1-1, 35th), putting his team on the rails of a victory which did not seem to be able to escape him at half-time. Montpellier did a little better in the second, but at the final whistle, Tef still had 63% possession, more than 200 more passes than its opponent, three times as many shots, two goals refused for offside… but one real goal less.
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The frustration is unquantifiable, but inevitably immense after another defeat at home, the sixth this season, against three victories. It’s not much, too little to hope for better even if the away performances have balanced the scales for a team which has too often lacked a little something to tip the scales in its favor. We often hear that in high-level football, everything depends on the details, and they have often been against TFC this season, especially at the end of the match.
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This is not a coincidence but proof that this team is still under construction, as Rasmus Nicolaisen reminded us this week. After her two matches at the top of the bill in May (in Paris and against Brest), she will have the opportunity to progress further next year. It will be in Ligue 1, but probably not in Europe. “My opinion is that to dream, we had to win. We will monitor the results of our competitors to know if we can still believe in them” judges Carles Martinez Novell.
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