After losing (1-2) to leaders Nancy during Day 16 of Nationals on Friday, January 10, the Crocos have only one thing to think about: saving their own skin. Everything else is literature.
It is unknown whether the Nîmes players have read Michel Houellebecq, especially his first novel “Expansion of the Field of Struggle” (published in 1994). But this Sunday, we find ourselves right in the middle of it. Here we are, like heroes, one autumn evening after a clean victory over Championship second place Boulogne-sur-Mer (2-0), finally disillusioned and depressed about a season for the Crocodiles that we believed could be enjoyable. .
5 coaches with the same fate since Bernard Blaquat
Two and a half months later, with two draws and three losses, Friday's third game against leaders Nancy (1-2), we told ourselves it would be a long winter. And we will retread or reproduce the expansion of the field of struggle for its maintenance.
In less than five years since Bernard Blaquart, five coaches have enjoyed mutual success at NO's bedside. Unfortunately, MM has the same fate and same goals. Arpinon, Plancque, Usaï, Bompard and now Hermach: protect the crocodile skin and avoid the descent. Some succeeded, others failed, and were demoted or fired before the mission was completed.
It's everyone's fault
Adil Hermach achieved this last spring. He had other ambitions for this 2024-2025 season, but it is clear that this is not the case. Three poor successes in 15 days, 15 goals, one average, i.e. relegation, abysmal attack… all one of these. The largest budget in the country (5.5 million euros). It's everyone's fault: the president's absence, the players who aren't present enough, the sporting directors, the coaches.
Adil Hermach: “Today we will explore this maintenance.”
They all say it's better than this 13th place finish. I came against the leaders this Friday (except Rani Asaf), and I didn't see it and win. Nancy, like many others, has established herself as a regular at places like Orléans and Quevilly Rouen. “We faced the best team in the championship, and the team that looked like they were going to go up lost against people who were better than us. And see Adil Hermach again. Today we will explore this maintenance. We will get there.”
Kueh method
This is similar to the Coue method. This is because the staff and players become increasingly less confident and doubt themselves during the process of failure. Two minutes before Lorraine opens the scoring, as does Akkal alone in front of Sourzac's wide open cage (31st). Like his teammates, Beneddine has taken a hit. “We had trouble getting the first goal. It was already 0-0 and then 1-1. We gave up two goals and had two chances right before but were punished. “If we tried too hard and didn’t get at least one point, it would have been better to attack 2025.”.
change something
There’s the will, there’s the excess of energy, there’s the depth of the game. It's not a result. In the off season “We have chosen more ball players than combat players, that is acceptable and we have to accept that these players have shortcomings elsewhere. Hermach says: But if we want to hold our own, we need to do better in terms of aggression and dueling. We have to develop it.”
no “Change something to get results. I believe in Benedin. Because we’ve seen at nationals that it’s not necessarily the most dangerous team with the ball that wins the game.”. In any case, it is not Nîmes Olympique at the moment.
The story behind Crocos
EXPULSION When nothing goes right… In the 80th minute, 38-year-old Adil Hermach brought on his younger brother Marwane (19-year-old spring) against Fréjus / Saint-Raphaël, taking into account the friendly weekend spent with the pros. (0-0). Less than 10 minutes later, the reserve midfielder received a direct red card for a tackle that referee Maxime Jamet deemed dangerous.
“This ejection bothers me a little bit because if we start red flagging this type of behavior the game will end 4-4. Cursed the crocodile trainer. I was very upset about it. Referees also need to raise their standards… “Just like us!”
AUBAGNE Nancéiens will stay five nights in Nîmes as they travel to Aubagne to watch the match again on Tuesday evening due to licensing issues involving Provençal players. They lost 4-0 in December… As a result, Crocos will only play in the country of Pagnol on Saturday 18 January (7.30pm).
2025-01-12 16:31:03
Football: Nimes Olympique expands into wrestling… for maintenance
