The weekend clash seems unbalanced. The violets, who prance at the top of the Ligue 2 standings, welcome in front of their public poorly ranked opponents, who are struggling to stay in the elite. One might therefore expect a health walk at the Stadium. But in the first leg, the Toulousains had not managed to force the lock of the defense of Quevilly-Rouen, and had had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
– Julien Balidas
In the pre-match press conference, coach Philippe Montanier therefore remains very cautious, and expects a trap match : ” It’s a team that defends very well and is strong on the counterattack. They’re low ranked, and driven by survival, so they’re bound to have something extra.”
Take a step closer to our goal
But even being careful, no question of lacking ambition. Toulouse are the best team of the season, and despite the small mattress of eight points on AC Ajaccio, second, the players do not want to give up. Like Captain Brecht Dejaegere, determined to collect all available points : “We want to win this match again, and take another step towards our goal. We should only look at ourselves, and get the climb as quickly as possible.“
Validate the climb from Tuesday in Sochaux
With 11 points ahead of third-placed Auxerre, Téfécé is on track to finish in the top two, which will be promoted directly to Ligue 1 next season. In case of victory against Quevilly-Rouen, Saturday at the Stadium, they could ensure the rise in the elite during the next match, from Tuesday, in Sochaux. And devote himself fully to the goal of being Ligue 2 champions, which has not happened to the club since 2003.