the essential
Mist, damp cold, preparations for New Year's Eve: nothing made the supporters turn back on Tuesday December 31 to attend the free access session of the Toulouse FC professional group. Words from fans – between two Aboukhlal covers.
Aboukhlal, Suazo, King: face all buried under the cap, Gabriel, at the age of 11, does not hesitate for a single second when he announces his trio of protégés. “Why am I here? Because it's my city and my club; so I support TFC.”
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Full-back or right midfielder, the little Blagnacais who plays in Ariège at Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat, near Foix, “chez Papa”, goes much further in the analysis. “But we should score more, we still have a lot of chances.” The truth comes out of the mouths of… children.
DDM – LAURENT DARD
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On the stand above, his mother Fanny, a 35-year-old nurse, smiles. The son, ball in the lead, continues: “We will finish mid-table,” he predicts, “with a small European competition to play. If we win the Coupe de France, we will be in the Europa League!”
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On the freshly watered lawn, Zakaria Aboukhlal, wearing a green bib, scored the first goal, from the right, wrong-footing Guillaume Restes. Opposite, Gabriel Suazo, still smiling, wearing a white chasuble, is making multiple climbs. “Ah, his banana passes” describes Ludovic, 45, an IT production engineer, living just a stone's throw from the Saint-Michel district: “Remember his opening for Dallinga on the third goal in the final of the Coupe de France.”
DDM – LAURENT DARD
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Dame Coupe, we always come back to it. Former number 6 or 4 in the Gers District, the bespectacled quadra appreciates: “Frankly, at the start of the season, the results worried me because it was not going in our favor. There, an XI emerged, coherent, ch …to play for our opponents if we could have a nice transfer window, with some offensive action, you never know…”
DDM – LAURENT DARD
The miracle of 2023
Under his gaze, Aboukhlal doubles with the right then, immediately, with the left. It’s 11:10 a.m. and the attack/defense workshops are getting underway. The goals, Stay in the lead, are shot.
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In the public, there is a reaction. Amélie, a 32-year-old from Saint-Orennais, HR manager, only has eyes for Zak’ – “but they are all good,” she corrects herself. The trophy two years ago, what a miracle! Why not do it again the moment…” she begins to dream while showing videos on her cell phone.
DDM – LAURENT DARD
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While the full-scale opposition has started. Vincent Sierro, like a good captain, opens the proceedings with a shot of Swiss precision. Logic. Wishes as much as you want!
