FC Sochaux-Montbéliard enters a new championship, this Tuesday, May 17, in Paris. Les Jaunes et Bleus begin the play-offs for accession to Ligue 1 against Paris FC, the second club of the capital in Charléty.
A knife match, knockout. In case of defeat, the season is over. In the event of victory, if necessary with extra time and penalties, the FCSM offers itself the right to go and challenge Auxerre at the end of the week for the second pre-dam.
50-50, according to the two coaches
“We are going to play the game that allowed us to be thereexplains the coach, Omar Daf. It’s the game that allowed us to be there, to compete with these teams. We’re going to move people to Paris, and given what awaits us, it’s 50-50. We want to pass, no matter how. We are scheduled to play four more matches, we don’t want to make the play-offs just to say that we have played them. We don’t want to be on vacation!”
I didn’t plan my vacation!”
Obviously, defender Valentin Henry did not contradict his coach: “We have a great team, great confidence. All weapons to win there. We are not going to worry about the opponent, we know him. We know we can do something there.” He was obviously asked about the impact of the supporters, who will be at least 500 in the visitor parking lot : “There is no proximity to other stadiums, with the athletics track, it is only us who can make the difference, but they will be there!” One thing is certain, Valentin Henry is ready for the fight: “We haven’t left our families to go back in two days. We’re staying in Paris if things go well, so I said goodbye for a week, I haven’t planned a vacation!”
Like his Sochaux counterpart, the Parisian coach, Thierry Laurey, believes that this match is “from 50-50”. “We are not more favourites. We lost 2-0 there, won 3-1 here, we are very close. The close, four goal difference over a whole season… So it will be very very tight. In any case, we don’t have the disadvantage of moving. We’ve always been solid but it will be much more complicated matches.” The Parisian coach, who will be private for this meeting of his striker Khalid Boutaïb, Severly injured.