The DFCO will have to bounce back after their heavy 4-1 defeat in Toulouse. The “Reds” hope to be able to count on the return of their public, with the first home game since the end of the gauges, Saturday February 12, 2022 against Pau. The Lingon’s Boys, who no longer came because of sanitary rules, have moreover announcement their return. The atmosphere at Stade Gaston Gérard since the start of the season, and how to improve it, we discussed it with the DFCO announcer, Anthony Buonocore. He was the guest of 100% DFCO on Monday February 7, 2022.
“A great relief”
On the end of the gauges, it’s “a great relief, it was very hard the last matches with an audience of around 2,000 people. I welcome it with great enthusiasm, rejoices Anthony Buonocore. We must find this fervor, this hard core of supporters who are behind their team, it is above all what will bring Gaston Gérard back to life..
“Be present but also give a little voice”
To what extent are the team’s results linked to the atmosphere in the stadium? Difficult to quantify. Still, the best match in the game is the one where the atmosphere was the hottest. Because apart from during the derby against Auxerre, since the start of the season, the atmosphere at the Stade Gaston Gérard has been far from that of the great hours in Ligue 1 – and even before in Ligue 2. An observation shared by Anthony Buonocore, who appeals to the public. A call to encourage, to shout, to sing, to move. And not just to watch.
It’s not the number that counts, rather the heart that everyone puts into it. The DFCO speaker insists on the importance of a “core” of supporters, which tends to be reduced with the bad results, the descent into Ligue 2 and the health context.
“You have to be able to question yourself. There aren’t many people because it’s cold, with the covid, for a lot of things. Now the gauges are open, we’ll be able to start off on the right foot. Show also, in Dijon, to our team, that we are behind it and that we want it to succeed. Not simply by the act of being present but also by giving a little voice. It’s a really positive review , we experienced so many things in Dijon, I had the privilege of taking part very closely. We are capable of many things, and if the public is “to support” and behind its team, the DFCO can succeed in great things”.