Niort 2-1 TFC: Toulouse plays who loses wins at Chamois
In the coldness of Deux-Sèvres, the TFC got trapped in Niort at the end of the 17th day of Ligue 2. Badly paid for their many opportunities to kill the party especially in the first period, the Toulouse bow for the first times of the season away and see their competitors approaching dangerously. Analyze.
Many are the clichés that one could draw from the cupboard when drawing a cold assessment on this Niort-TFC. “To dominate is not to win”, “It is expensive paid in view of the face of the match”. Whatever. The facts are there, and nothing will be changed. Philippe Montanier’s TFC sported a new style, at least in the starting XI. Indeed, for the first time this season, the young Scandinavian Naatan Skyttä was aligned in the middle of the field, to compensate for the absence for suspension of the usual maestro Van den Boomen. For a first, the kid with the golden hair did not do so badly. A few well-felt passes, an ability to keep the ball interesting, the only thing missing was precision in the last move, when he came face to face with Braat. Some will regret the small pass for Healey absolutely alone who would only have had to push the leather deep in the goal, but we will not repeat history.
We will also be able to underline Ado Onaiwu’s clumsiness facing the empty cage first, then on an unlucky head which will hit the bar, then. By dint of not being found, Toulouse was led against the course of the game. On a dazzling acceleration, Sissoko lets admire his number to Diakité and opens the scoring on a ball where Maxime Dupé is not exempt from everything reproaches, far from it (50th). He, the usual strongman of the TFC, will have, as against Sochaux, cashed a but avoidable. Proof that when it doesn’t want to …
The tree that hides the forest ?
And in a surge of generosity, Zemzemi’s strike twelve minutes later made TFC drink the chalice to the point of lying. In two strikes, Niort had just scored twice, well helped by the defense “I show my butt to the ball” of Guinean Issia Sylla … Ratao’s strike, as sumptuous as it is, will not change the regrets of the Toulouse board afterwards. the game. “We started the match well and little by little we lost track. As soon as we don’t have this offensive success, we are in trouble. We had the merit of fighting and trying to come back to the end“, Montanier tempered in a mixed zone.
We have been given away Bibiche’s cousin, it’s not possible, he is unrecognizable #CNFCTFC
– Beto (@betoismagic) December 6, 2021
But then, should we be worried about this result of the TFC or was it just a mishap? One would be tempted to answer, “both my captain”. In a sense, the Toulouse defense has not reassured, once is not customary, and the return to business of Anthony Rouault will undoubtedly bring order to the purple rearguard. Some like Dejaegere or Ngoumou and Healey have been very discreet, dependent on revenge for the last two, a matter of habit this season for the first.
On the other hand, Toulouse have only lost twice this season, which is far from a tragedy. Last year with the same goal of climbing, President Comolli had counted on an invincibility at the Stadium and no more than five defeats in the year. Halfway through the championship or almost, there is no fire in the lake. Toulouse played bad luck and did not show enough killer in front of goal, it happens. On the other hand, any result other than a victory against Rodez next Monday could weaken the first place objective of the Violets, and with it all the heads before the holidays.