RC Strasbourg – TFC: “Being more efficient outside”
Toulouse FC (TFC) travels to Strasbourg this Sunday, January 29 for the 20th day of Ligue 1. The Violets, who have a busy schedule, hope to score points against a direct competitor.
This is the first of three Ligue 1 games that will follow in a week for the Violets. On Saturday February 4 they will face PSG, then they defeat Troyes on Wednesday 1st. Corn this Sunday, January 29, it is a trip to Strasbourg that awaits the TFC. The match will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, and the kick-off given at 3 p.m.
It is on this match that Philippe Montanier focuses, the Toulouse coach. At a press conference, he appears serene, confident in the ability of its recently reinforced workforce to chain meetings, and to take them one after the other.
“It’s not a place that reflects their potential”
” On the ambition to perform better on the outside pendant this second part of the season “Says the Toulouse coach before the match between TFC and Strasbourg. Given as an example, Victory at Auxerre (0-5)” can help with confidence “.
Especially since a victory this Sunday would be a new step forward for the maintenance. currently 12th in the Ligue 1 standings, TFC are eight points ahead of RC Strasbourg (16th). ” This is not a place that reflects their potential “, believes Montanier, recalling that the Alsatians were “ at the gates of Europe » last season, with almost the same squad.
As for the first leg, which was ended in a draw (2-2), the coach aspires to better. ” We had managed to stifle our opponent, (…) it was a full first half. The hardest thing is to do two full halves “, he analyzes with a smile. It must be said that the Violets had led 2-0, before being caught at the end of the match. They now have the opportunity to make a better copy.
The TFC group to face RC Strasbourg: Guardians : Maxime Dupé – Kjetil Haug – Guillaume Restes. Defenders : Logan Costa – Mikkel Desler – Moussa Diarra – Warren Kamanzi – Rasmus Nicolaisen – Anthony Rouault – Gabriel Suazo. Environments : Farès Chaibi – Stijn Spierings – Vincent Sierro – Naatan Skyttä – Théocharis Tsingaras – Branco van den Boomen. Attackers : Zakaria Aboukhlal – Veljko Birmancevic – Thijs Dallinga – Ado Onaiwu – Rafael Ratão.