There are still two away matches left before the winter break for the Stade Lavallois footballers. To begin with, this trip to Amiens this Friday evening in Ligue 2. A meeting which promises to be very close between two teams which follow each other in the ranking, Amiens 7th and Laval 8th with only one point difference between the two. The Picards are undefeated at home and the Mayennais are on a very good dynamic with four matches without defeat.
A Laval team led by captain Jimmy Roye who returned to the forefront after a lackluster start to the season. Between the 3rd and 10th day of Ligue 2, Jimmy Roye started six matches on the bench: “we had a difficult time at the start of the season. The first two matches of the season, I started as a starter in Grenoble and against Guingamp and we didn't win. Obviously, the coach looked for other solutions and his choices must be respected.“
A very unusual situation for the 36-year-old midfielder, unaccustomed to starting on the sidelines: “Yes, it hurts one's pride to play less. We have to stay the course and tell ourselves that it's one step down and that the season is long.“Patient, Jimmy Roye managed to find his place again:”It’s in the mind that it comes down to it. I often repeat it to the youngest, football is very much a mental game. I always remained positive, smiling, present for my teammates. For the moment, we are winning, the team is doing well and I am playing a series of matches. Good for me.“Since his arrival in Laval in the summer of 2021, Jimmy Roye has played 125 matches with the Tango.
First group in Ligue 2 for Faurand-Tournaire
In the group of 19 players called by Laval coach Olivier Frapolli, there is young striker Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire. A first this season in Ligue 2 for the 20-year-old player who played the final minutes of the French Cup match in Vitré (7th round).
Stade Lavallois
>> Follow the SC Amiens / Stade Lavallois meeting from 7:45 p.m. on France Bleu Mayenne with Franck Gauteur and Gildas Menguy.
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