At the present time, Union Sportive Concarnoise is the autumn champion and at the head of the National championship. 10 wins, 4 draws and only two losses since the start of the season. With a major asset: its defense. Since October 1, the Finistériens have conceded only one goal.
A first part of the season “formidable”, according to trainer Stéphane Le Migan. But, at this stage of the competition, the counters are reset: “We were only one day at the top. We obviously hope to be as long as possible but we do not put pressure on ourselves about that. Perhaps the view of the opponents will change, the concentration will be more strong. The will to bring down the leader, it is always there. “
A mature group
Take the big head ? Very little for US Concarneau. The coach has trust these players : “We are with a group that is mature enough to understand that the teams opposite are difficult. We saw it against Boulogne it was difficult, with a hard goal in the last quarter of an hour. We keep the same bases: being strong collectively and having a solid defense “, says Stéphane Le Migan.
Not far from the goal
This Friday evening, they face Chambly, a former Ligue 2 team which is 15th on the board, out of 18 teams. But like any trainer, Stéphane Le Migan prefers do not trust the ranking : “These are teams that have the material to make a good return hen. Chambly may have had a hard time getting started but the squad has individual and collective quality. They are quality players. They are a formidable opponent. . In Chambly, it’s always difficult to be efficient “, details the coach.
Keeping the lead in the championship and aiming for a climb to Ligue 2 is not for the moment the main objective: “Even if over the course of the season we are 2nd, 3rd or 4th, it doesn’t matter. We must continue to move forward. We are not far from the club’s primary objective, which is to take forty points and a few for maintenance. We will first achieve this goal. The sooner we have done it the better. After that we may have other things to see “, nuance the coach.
We are going step by step. The first objective is maintenance – Stéphane Le Migan.
Saturday January 1, US Concarneau played a friendly match against the Nantes reserve. A good opportunity to get back on track slips the trainer: “We hadn’t played for 15 days. It’s a cut with some excess, so we had to get the machine going.” At the end of the day, a 4-0 victory. A positive start but the coach keeps the championship in mind: “Now that we are first, we are going to want to make us fall, it makes sense.” As a reminder, at the end of the regular season, only the first two National clubs will get their tickets for Ligue 2. The third will have to go through the dams.
Spared by covid
For the moment, the club deplores onlyone positive case of covid-19. This is a player. He was due to resume on Monday, January 3, but he did not resume training. The positive players during the holidays are again negative and therefore available.
“For the moment things are going well, but we are living from hand to mouth”, concludes Stéphane Le Migan.