There were 700 in Rome and Budapest, barely fewer in Brussels. Only three hundred and fifty Nice supporters will be traveling to Boras this evening.
Because the destination is a little less glamorous and the Boras Arena only has 14,000 seats in total. But above all because this match, the seventh and penultimate of the European campaign, no longer counts for much for the victoryless Rouge et Noir who only have a 2% chance of qualifying.
“We don't believe it at all anymore“, the few courageous crusaders told us.
“Whether there is 1% or 0%, which is not the case, we must approach the match in the same waydecided Franck Haise this Wednesday. When you have the chance to play in a European Cup, and I haven't played many in my career, you have to give your best. Until now it hasn't been enough and I don't think we've always given everything either. I hope that in the next two matches in the Europa League, we will show a better version of ourselves.“
Snow and change in goals
A mission that the Aiglons will begin in central Sweden without Laborde, Boudaoui and Ndombele, who remained in Nice. The first is celebrating the arrival of his fourth daughter – congratulations – while the other two will treat the little aches and pains felt as a very important Nice-OM in Ligue 1 looms on Sunday.
“Hicham underwent treatment so that he could be recovered at the end of the weekdetailed the coach. For Tanguy, we are still managing playing time and our health. In exchange with the medical center, it was preferable to spare him from this trip, especially on synthetic ground.”
-“It will remind me of my years in reservesmiled Tom Louchet, expected in the middle to compensate for the withdrawals of the usual starters while Maxime Dupé should find playing time before the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. The supports are different, you should not make them too big. Especially since the terrain seems a little slippery.“
It is likely to be even more so as snow is expected throughout the day in Boras, stronghold of a team which finished 7th in the last Swedish championship which ended in mid-November. Elfsborg has not played in official competition since a C3 match on December 12.
“The terrain, the snow, we cannot control. Our commitment, the quality of what we put into our game, the desire to win, yessummarized Franck Haise. Let's do it 100%. The opponent showed through their results at home in the Europa League that they had quality (1-0 victories against Qarabag and Roma, 1-1 against Braga, editor's note). But what matters to me is that we give everything to win here.”
Three hundred and fifty supporters, at least, deserve it.
