The 15th day of Ligue 1 ended on Sunday evening with the trip of OM to Monaco. Now it’s time for the World Cup which starts on Sunday in Qatar (November 20 – December 18). Injured in the thigh on Saturday in Rennes
, TFC striker Zakaria Aboukhlal finally left to join the Moroccan team. He will take exams on site to find out if he can play the World Cup.
A “mixed assessment” for Philippe Montanier
After this first part of the season, we are almost halfway through the championship. The TFC is therefore 12th in Ligue 1 with three points ahead of the relegation zone. The opportunity to draw a first assessment for the promoted in the perspective of maintenance. A _“mixed results”_for the coach of the Violets, Philippe Montanier, in view of the last matches of his team and the last defeat Saturday in Rennes (2-1)
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“We remain on a series of three defeats. So inevitably it leaves a little bitterness in the mouth. But we must not forget the good things we have done. It is a championship that will be long, tight. I hope we will be better in the second half of the season. We had a neophyte group at the start of the season. After three months of competition, we hope to gain more consistency and confidence.”
We hope to gain more consistency and confidence. – Philippe Montanier
The Violets go on vacation after a month without winning, but having recently played three of the best teams in the championship: Lens, Monaco and Rennes. After fifteen matches played, the TFC took most of their points at home. And some count double because they were gleaned against direct competitors for maintenance (Troyes, Angers, Montpellier).
The cut will do Toulouse people good
Toulouse must now do better away from the Stadium and against the big guys. For defender Moussa Diarra, the Toulouse group remains “confident” and will take advantage of the break to regenerate physically, and try to trigger a new dynamic of victories. Also hoping that Tef goalkeeper Maxime Dupé will still be inspired.
Resumption of training on December 1
In the meantime, the unselected players have therefore gone on vacation. The resumption of training at the TFC is scheduled for December 1. Return of Ligue 1 on December 28 with for the Violets a perilous trip to the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille against OM, before receiving the promoted Ajaccien at the Stadium in early January for a match that will count double in the perspective of maintenance.