Launched with a very good series of 3 victories, the Nancy went from the lowlands to the foot of the National podium. 3 different successes where it was necessary to dominate 3 teams with varied profiles.
The hardest part was undoubtedly the last against a well-grouped Bastia-Borgo team, where ASNL only managed to find the fault in the second half on a penalty. But it still shows the progress of this Nancy teamwho was sometimes blamed for a little impatience in the first matches, but who was able to learn from his mistakes and improve his match management.
Solidity is one of the strengths of the moment, Only 1 goal conceded in the last 5 games. “It encompasses the whole team”, underlines Albert Cartier, “Neil (El Aynaoui) for example had his best match since I have known him, since I coached him. Offensively he was good but defensively he was very very good . Neil is our thermostat, it not only gives the temperature, it regulates it. He’s our regulator, if he’s good, the team is good too”
It is therefore a Nancy team full of confidence who will move to the Jean Bouin stadium in Paris to face Versailles, a promoted player who obviously has other ambitions than a simple maintenance.
Start of the season surprise
It is indeed, as there are every year, Versailles which plays the role ofteam not necessarily expected and who has made a good entry into this National Championship. Albert Cartier the Nancy coach confirms “There was the course in the Coupe de France last season (1/2 final lost against Nice) but it is not a club which we have heard for several years that they are aiming for the League 2”.
And yet with their 3 wins in 6 games, the Versaillese have settled at the top of the table, relying in particular on a faultless at home (Martigues, Bourg-Péronas and Dunkirk). To achieve a result against Versailles you will have to “do simple things but to perfection” summarizes coach Albert Cartier who gives the roadmap: discipline, professional rigor and humility.
In the game, the Lorraine technician details Versailles, a team which has recruited “the top of the basket of the championship”. A team that can both play very direct and vertical on his striker Djoco but who can also rely on the technique of his circles like Michel, Leborgne, Lemoine or Damour.
2 new absentees on the Nancy side
In addition to the long-time absentees (Aloé, Diallo, Basila), 2 new players have joined the ranks of the ASNL infirmary, Lamine Cissé (hamstring injury with the France U23 team) and Baptiste Mouazan ( contraction).
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