Sochaux wants to stay at the top of the bill. On the occasion of the 9th day of Ligue 2 this Saturday in Bonal, the FCSM welcomes Nîmes and is aiming for a 6th success in a row in the league. By continuing this magnificent series, the Yellow and Blue would suddenly remain at the top of the classification. On paper, the Sochaliens are largely favorites against the Gardois, 14th only. But beware of overconfidence because nothing is simple in this Ligue 2. Especially since Gaétan Weissbeck is missing. The Sochaux captain was injured this week in training and must therefore forfeit and does not appear in the group where the defender Valentin Henry nevertheless reappears.
Olivier Guégan “You must not be satisfied, that’s for sure. You have to be suspicious because in this division, everyone can beat everyone, but we have to validate everything we have been doing well for a month with this Nimes game”
Inside of entry
Despite this hard blow with the defection of Weissbeck, against Nîmes, 14th, without any success on the road, the Sochalians “must take the game in hand, from the start, from the 1st minute” insists the Yellow and Blue coach who no longer wants to see his team miss the start of the match “If we run after the score all the time, like against Laval, we won’t be able to overturn the table all the time, so we have to behave like bosses and take the match, and the two starts half-time at the right end” demands Olivier Guégan, always on the alert about a possible overconfidence of his players “We showed maturity in Dijon, but maturity should not be complacency, so when you can hurt the opponent, you have to press very, very hard”.
A 1st step to finish well
It will be understood, the FCSM coach has no desire to spoil this superb series of victories against the Gardois. “This match is a step, it must validate our progress and what we have been doing well for a month” …/… “This is the last match before the 1st international break, a first chapter of 9 matches to wrap up well to be confident for the future”. Olivier Guégan says it again “Our dynamic is fabulous, but all dynamics are meant to be reversed, as long as it’s as late as possible.” There can’t be a better warning. It’s up to Sochaux to evolve again at his level against the Crocos, to continue to make his supporters dream, and to erase last season’s nightmare for good.
Live the Sochaux-Nîmes match live and in full on France Bleu Belfort Montbéliard from 6:45 p.m. this Saturday with comments by Hervé Blanchard from the Bonal stadium (kick-off at 7 p.m.).