If, for the past three years, Nantes journalists have thought so often of asking for Valentin Rongier as the duels between OM and the Canaries approach, like the one scheduled for this Saturday evening at the Stade Vélodrome, it is because it is a good customer. A player who very rarely kicks into touch. But if he is so in demand, it is primarily because of the unbreakable link that binds him to Nantes, the city that saw him grow up and realize his dream, that of playing professional. And it may be his sixth match, this Saturday evening, against the Canaries“that [lui] always does something, it’s special“.
In Marseille for work, in Nantes for family
On the Canebière, the Mâconnais by birth has not been out of place since his arrival. The seasons pass and the people of Nantes parade, tirelessly. From Payet to Veretout via Harit, there is always this reminder. “It’s a coincidencehe smiles. But it’s true that four players from Nantes, from a certain point of view, is a lot. It’s rather funny as a statistic but it proves how good Nantes training is.“And he knows what he is talking about, he, the 27-year-old man, who arrived as a kid at La Jonelière, 20 years earlier.
To have seen Nantes win the Coupe de France made me very happy for my former team-mates, for the club and above all for the supporters who deserve this.
“This is the club I grew up in, I started there, I turned pro in Nantes“, he lists, mechanically. Until arguing his first minutes in Ligue 1, October 18, 2014 against Stade de Reims. “I had replaced Lucas Deaux and I had played with Jordan Veretout“, recalls the midfielder. At the Commanderie, the roles were reversed a few weeks ago. This time, it was Valentin who welcomed Jordan.”I am very happy that he has returned to France and is playing in Marseille“, continues the man with 135 matches with the Canaries.
– Sebastien Salom-Gomis
The “unfailing” support of the supporters of the Loire tribune
Valentin Rongier and Nantes, so it’s a story that lasts. By football and blood ties. “My parents still live in Nantes and one of my big brother is there toohe explains. So, as soon as I have the opportunity to go back up, I go there, it’s special.“And as soon as the opportunity arises, he also takes the opportunity to watch a match of the Yellows. Far from the eyes but not from the heart, testifies to the memories that emerge when we discuss with him the return of FC Nantes on the European scene. after 18 years of scarcity.At the time, Valentin Rongier was 9 years old and he was going to La Beaujoire as a supporter.
The supporters are there, in every game, in every trip. They are unwavering support.
“I am very happy for my former teammates, for the club and especially for the supporters who deserve thisreleases the player who took its flight under the orders of Sérgio Conceição. I hope they will continue, this season, on this momentum.” With a fiery audience. The one who largely contributed to sending Antoine Kombouaré’s band to the Stade de France and to making Nantes a European club again.
“The big common point between OM and Nantes is passionensures the number 21. The Loire tribune is there, whatever happens. Sometimes she shows her displeasure but it is precisely because she is passionate. The supporters are there, in every game, in every trip. They are an unfailing support because they are passionate about football and the club.“The same as Valentin Rongier represented for more than one season as captain. Before going to sail further south but with the west, always, in a corner of the head.