Half time everywhere, no goal, and everyone goes home saying they could have done better. This could be the summary of this Nancy-Sochaux 2021-2022 edition. This Saturday evening, for their trip to the bottom of the ranking, the Sochaliens had the opportunity to take the lead in Ligue 2. The Yellow and Blue remain second, and are now on a seven-game unbeaten streak. But despite opportunities in the first period, and a mostly controlled meeting, the FCSM misses the boat, as against Quevilly the previous week.
Missed opportunity (s)
Because Saturdays follow and are alike for the FCSM. As on the 13th day, this Saturday evening, the Sochaliens knew the result of the leader Toulouse : the TFC was hung at home by Guingamp (2-2). A victory in neighboring Lorraine and Omar Daf’s men could take the lead. “The first place remains anecdotal“specifies all the same the side Valentin Henry.”There is no frustration with the ranking“support Omar Daf.”The frustration is not having been more dangerous offensively.”
Sochaux had aligned his usual offensive quartet : Do Couto- Weissbeck- Mauricio, in support of Kalulu. In the middle, Rassoul Ndiaye has regained his starting place. In defense, Florentin Pogba did not finally appear on the scoresheet, too close physically. It is Christophe Diedhiou who replaced the Guinean.
In the first act, Sochaux unrolled the plan that has been working for several weeks now: play, combinations, desire. But without realism, like the strikes of Weissbeck and Do Couto, which could have allowed the FCSM to open the scoring in front of the parking of around 500 noisy Sochaux supporters.
We ran out of madness on the last 25 meters – Omar Daf
And these are those missed opportunities which bring out regrets in Omar Daf. “When we see that we made twenty crosses in the match, the result is that we lacked presence in the area to be able to win. But on the content, what can we blame the boys?“
The replacements, “not enough”
This is one of the points that Omar Daf did not like: despite offensive changes (entries from Virginius, Ambri, Kaabouni, Kitala and Senaya), Sochaux did not succeed in making the difference at the end of the match. “I am not satisfied with the re-entrants. It was during this period that we went down. I expect a lot more from the substitutes when they come home to be able to bring this boost that allows us to stay in the game until the end. It’s not sufficient. “
Sochaux also knows how to suffer
In the last quarter of an hour, the Yellow and Blue seemed feverish, and Nancy could well have cooled everyone if Maxence Prévot had not remained alert. “We had the lucidity and maturity to master, to leave with a positive result. When you can’t score a goal, you have to know not to take it. “
“We knew how to make the round back” confirms Valentin Henry. “The team’s reaction is good. It remains an interesting away draw against a team that plays for survival every weekend. The extra ingredients will have to be found to win these games which are played on details. “
We know that now, because of our results, we are expected -Valentin Henry
The side, who says he wanted to make up for his “underperformance against Quevilly” (where a lost balloon had left the door open to the Normans for the 0-1), admits, however, that the Sochaliens leave Marcel-Picot with a touch of bitterness : “We had our public who had come in large numbers … and in a derby we always want to bring back the best. Tonight we would have liked to score this goal to deliver the joy that there could be in the 500 supporters who did move.”
One more point on the pursuers
If the FCSM did not seize the place of leader, it in reality realizes all the same rather a good operation in the standings by consolidating its second place. Thanks to his point collected in Nancy, Sochaux takes off a little further on Ajaccio, defeated in Pau (1-0) and Le Havre, beaten in Dunkirk (1-0). The classification is to be found below.
Next meeting for FC Sochaux: Saturday November 6 at 3 p.m. at Stade Bonal, against Nîmes.