Stade Lavallois could be one of the big winners of the National Trophies which take place this Sunday, May 8 at the end of the day at the National Football Center in Clairefontaine.
A club member is nominated in each of the four categories: Geoffray Durbant in the running for the best player, Julien Maggiotti in the revelation category, Olivier Frapollibest trainer and Alexis Sauvage in the category of the best goalkeepers obviously.
The 30-year-old Laval goalkeeper confided in France Bleu Mayenne: “sincerely, it’s not very important for me, because the priority was to go up. I learned a few weeks ago that I was going to be named one of the best goalkeepers of the season, but I only found out on Thursday who the other two names were. And this nomination is a bonus. I’m going to turn this ceremony to Clairefontaine with my colleagues. There will also be a lot of friends, players or coaches that I have already met. I’m going quietly, serenely, I already have a championship title in my right pocket. If I can bring another personal title in my left pocket, I would be delighted.“
Alexis Sauvage participated in 31 meetings during the 33 days of National. He only missed the matches against Sète and Saint-Brieuc during the return phase. A full season for the former Villefranche: “a great season for me, and a great season for the team. And if I am rewarded on Sunday, I would not hesitate to share this trophy with everyone, the staff, the team. But also the management, because I was renewed last season and that gives a lot of strength“.
And the Stade Lavallois goalkeeper says it loud and clear, this year will remain engraved for a long time: “I live my best season since the beginning of my career. Last year, the season was not far from being catastrophic, this year, it is exceptional. I came up with Red Star without playing much, I came up with Stade de Reims in Ligue 1 while staying on the bench, and that’s exceptional. We’re going uphill, we’re champions, I’m nominated, I don’t see what better could happen to me in the end.“