After ASNL – Chambly
(3-3)
Should Jean-Louis Garcia continue his mission at the helm of ASNL? The question was already at the heart of all discussions before this six-point game against Chambly. It is even more so after the draw conceded by stunning Nancy but unable to return to victory on Tuesday in a duel of poorly classified which once again revealed worrying weaknesses in them.
Deficiencies that the ASNL has been dragging along like a ball for weeks without noticeable improvement. Evidenced by this calamitous autumnal balance sheet which sent it to the bottom: three small points collected out of twenty-seven possible.
The ASNL nevertheless reached the mini-Christmas truce without being relegated. A small miracle. But his 17th place is not enough to hide a distressing reality.
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A defenseless ASNL
Fortunately, nothing is lost. Jean-Louis Garcia is right to say that there are twenty-one days to go. And therefore potentially “63 points to take”, remarked a stunned Jacques Rousselot Tuesday evening in the passageways of Picot, but already in full reflection on the best formula to revive his team. Moment of truth.
Because the president of the ASNL knows it very well: the alert rating has been exceeded. Tuesday’s match only revealed once again the shortcomings of a team that can no longer defend (19th / 20 with 26 goals conceded). Even against an adversary of his condition. Great danger.
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Weariness in the ranks
The draw against Chambly also confirmed the persistence of the forms of certain players, often the most experienced. A sign that should not be taken lightly. It undoubtedly reflects a part of weariness that must be combated at all costs. One of the remedies is sometimes change.
The Nancy president has also seen that the communication of his coach, with whom he talks a lot, has changed in recent weeks. Since the match against Troyes, “JLG” points to a quality problem within its workforce. He is not fundamentally wrong. ASNL did not strengthen this summer. Bad luck is also involved. But on the form, this recent argument of the Nancy coach can also sound like an admission of helplessness.
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“JR” delays
Tuesday, Jean-Louis Garcia, however, expressed his voluntarism. Inviting its players to “turn the page”, to “question themselves” and “to work hard” to “finish the first leg matches well and get closer to the 20 point mark”. But one wonders if, deep down in him, he would not be relieved to be relieved of the responsibilities of a group to which he no longer manages to pass a course, despite “many sacrifices”.
President Rousselot has often had a nose in this type of situation. He knows that this mini-truce (the return to training is set for Tuesday, December 29) constitutes a shooting window, if he wants to change coaches. But his conviction is not forged. In addition, finding the suitable successor may not be easy for this bloodless and hardly attractive ASNL. “We’re going to let Christmas go by and think about it,” he procrastinated on Wednesday.
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