In Niort, Toulouse wants to widen the gap at the top of Ligue 2, to “go on strike” before the holidays
Through Guillaume Laurens
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While two of its main rivals have been held in check this weekend (Ajaccio conceded the draw on its lawn against Valenciennes, just like Auxerre against Caen), the Toulouse football club, still head of the League 2, has the opportunity to take off (a little) at the top of the ranking, and to take shelter from his pursuers, Monday 6 December 2021, in late match of the 17e daytime.
“The supreme objective is to widen the gap”
Whatever happens, the TFC is assured of leader, since he is one point ahead of Ajaccio before this late match. The Violets therefore move to Niort. 9es Ligue 2 with 21 points on the clock, the Deux-Sèvres players are twelve lengths behind the Philippe Montanier. A coach of the Violets well aware that this is a “decisive match”.
“Since we’ve been first for a while, the ultimate goal is to widen the gap with the pursuers, and the opportunity is great. We have to win. This match is very important, the victory will help widen the gap, but I’m not sure Niort hears it that way! “
“We prepared to have a brilliant Niort”
After a slight breeze, this fall, the TFC has recovered, with three victories in the last three meetings: two in the Coupe de France, and one in the league against Sochaux (4-1).
The Chamois Niortais, they remain on two failures, and a very mixed series of four defeats in six games. But the coach of Téfécé is on his guard: “We prepared to have a brilliant Niort, because our adversaries often sublime themselves in front of us ”.
Toulouse “strike” before the break
A victory would bode well for the Violets, in order to remain the leaders at the end of a championship that the TFC has dominated by the head and shoulders on this first part of the season.
Two Ligue 2 matches will remain to be played in 2022, against clubs from Occitanie: against Rodez (Aveyron) at the Stadium on December 13, then at the Costières stadium in Nîmes (Gard) December 21. With in the meantime a Coupe de France match, against the same team from Nîmes, but in the Pink City this time.
“The dream is to hit the nail on the head, the strike. Bowling fans know that a strike is difficult to achieve, but it remains the goal.”
The top scorer in Ligue 2 turns 27 today
One player in particular will necessarily want to shine this evening: the top scorer in Ligue 2, Rhys Healey, who has already registered 12 goals in 15 games disputes. Already entered in the club and become the darling of the supporters, the English center forward has been decisive on many occasions since the start of the season … and he will necessarily be keen to do well, on the day … of his 27e birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! 🎂🎂@evitthealey (27 years old)
👕 53 TCC matches with the @ToulouseFC since 2020
⚽️ 28 but
🎯 5 assists pic.twitter.com/xiC5fZ78Xc– TFC database (@TFCDatabase) December 6, 2021
The 18 players selected by the TFC
Goalkeepers: Maxime Dupé – Isak Pettersson.
Defenders: Logan Costa – Mikkel Desler – Bafodé Diakité – Moussa Diarra – Rasmus Nicolaisen – Issiaga Sylla.
Midfielders: Brecht Dejaegere – Denis Genreau – Steve Mvoué – Naatan Skytta – Stijn Spierings.
Forwards: Yanis Begraoui – Rhys Healey – Nathan Ngoumou – Ado Onaiwu – Rafael Ratão.
A defeat in 16 games is “an interesting journey”
With only one defeat during the first 16 days, the TFC achieved a wonderful start to the season, but despite everything, the ranking remains tight in Ligue 2, where no less than five of his pursuers are on the lookout, the 6e being only 4 points behind the leader: “A single defeat in 16 games, it’s an interesting course, but we only have little margin despite everything, so we have to be even better in the game, more efficient ”.
In short, there is still a long way to go to see the access tunnel to Ligue 1, and not to let stitches slip away that he might one day regret, the TFC has its fate between its feet tonight. More than ever.
Practical information :
Niort / Toulouse
17e Ligue 2 day
Monday December 6, 2021 at 8:45 p.m.
Live on BeIN Sports 1.
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