Van den Boomen treats Toulouse
Co-best passer in Ligue 2 with eight assists in fourteen matches, as many as in 35 games last season, and already scorer of four goals, against five in 2020-21, Toulouse midfielder Branco van den Boomen seems to have passed a milestone this season. “This summer, I attacked with a lot of confidence, whether it came from the coach or from my teammates. For me, there is no secret: it is the key to success, confided the Dutchman to La Dépêche du MidI end of September. Last year, I played good and bad matches. It’s not easy to explain… but I think that, as my wife was pregnant, there were things off the field that concerned me. Now that the baby is here, I am totally fine with the situation. I am serene.“
From there to equal his best exercise in terms of statistics? “It was in 2018-2019 with FC Eindhoven (Dutch D2), with 13 assists and 10 goals. It’s going to be hard to beat because the L2 level is higher. But the statistics do not matter, the most important is to win the matches.“For the moment, Toulouse and the 26-year-old player can no longer do it. Saturday, at the start of the 14th day of Ligue 2, they conceded a second draw in a row, this time at home, against Guingamp (2 -2). After eight victories in nine matches, the Violets have won only one of their last five oppositions for a loss and three points sharing. 3.07 serving a teammate per game) is just like his team, with the last two less efficient performances.
But the trio he forms in the midfield with the Belgian Brech Dejaegere and the Australian international Denis Genreau remains inescapable. Without forgetting the formidable pair of attackers Healey – Onaiwu (thirteen goals), who feasts on his caviar. “This year, there is more variety and a little more hunger to go to Ligue 1, says Branco van den Boomen. We have to give everything to get there this season.“We will already have to return to victory tomorrow (7 p.m.), in Quevilly.