Toulouse, which has won only once in its last six league matches, is looking for a victory, this Tuesday evening, in Nîmes, to end the year well. The club struggles to win, and even lost first place last weekend against Rodez (1-1). A reaction is expected, and the coach, Philippe Montanier does not hide it: “The Cup victory did us good, but it does not make amnesia. We know that we are in a bad dynamic.”
A return match?
No question of igniting after the victory of the weekend in the Coupe de France against these same Crocs, the two matches will be different warns the coach: “They only had four holders on the field, we were at home, it will have nothing to do with it.”
Opinion shared by striker Ado Onaiwu: “Even if we scored four goals, that doesn’t mean we’re going to do it again”, warns the Japanese. Only Brecht Dejaegere seems more optimistic: “Yes, I think we have the upper hand, it’s like a two-way game, we won the first set, we have to win the second.”
In any case, the Téfécé needs a point, to catch up with the head, but also because the rest of the Top 5 advance very quickly. Opposite, the NO is not always sovereign in its Costières stadium, the Crocs point to the fourteenth place in the classification of home teams. Téfécé is second on the outside.
For this trip, the Violets will not be able to count on the support of their supporters, many have decided to stay in Toulouse, due to the conditions imposed by the authorities to travel. The TFC will not be able to do either with Nathan Ngoumou, injured, or Stijn Spierings, absent for personal reasons.