Rodez, season 3 will be released on July 24 in Ligue 2. A successful series in Aveyron which has bet on continuity since its rise in 2019. Despite a difficult start, the RAF never panicked. President Pierre-Olivier Murat has maintained his confidence in Laurent Peyrelade and his group, who have returned it to him. The key: a maintenance act even before the last day.
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Laurent Peyrelade especially did not want to fall into the routine. Even if it means rushing his group a little. Shuffle some cards, evolve tactically. It is true, the 3-4-3 installed at the start of the season seemed to destabilize the certainties acquired last season. Executives have seen their playing time more dispersed at times, like top scorer Ugo Bonnet. Without ever complaining. The defense has evolved a lot before the arrival of Julien Célestine at the end of the transfer window which rebalanced everything. At the goalkeeper position, Guivarch also left his number 1 place along the way to Mpasi, the eternal understudy who seized the opportunity with both hands and brilliantly. Proof of the strength of a collective.
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It’s over at Paul Lignon!
After being led to the score, the Ruthenians, by Bonnet, quickly glued to the score!
This draw and this additional point allow the Sang & Or to mathematically validate their maintenance in @ Ligue2BKT !
What happiness ❤️???? pic.twitter.com/1XhdvQ6t66
– Rodez Aveyron Foot (@OfficielRAF) May 8, 2021
All was not rosy for Rodez. At mid-season, the 18th place occupied at that time could presage a difficult championship until the end. The club had also come out of a series of 14 games without a win. At that time, criticism of the coach was more audible among some skeptical supporters. But Pierre-Olivier Murathe never doubted. The RAF is not the type to whine, but rather to work. Little by little, point after point, goal after goal, the Aveyron club has been able to rectify the situation. Without panicking. Comfortable. A return to 3-5-2, new frames, and good series that led the RAF to 10th place on the evening of the 31st day. Finally, it is the 15th place that will be reserved for him at the end of the year, with a maintenance validated even before the last day in order to avoid unnecessary stress.
“People need to realize that this group is having a remarkable season”
« It is a good thing done! It is a great pride. People need to realize that this group is having a remarkable season. Having 43 points one day from the end, we sign for 10 following seasons like this one ! Congratulations to the players and their dedication, I am very proud of them “, Rejoiced the coach, especially not to minimize the performance of validating once again the presence of a“ small ”(nothing pejorative) club at this level. Now, RAF leaders are already looking to the future. First indication: the reduction of the group in quantity. Many players have left the ship, not without emotion in this club on a human scale. “We play a team sport that is sometimes very individual. We take players, but the idea is also to meet men. Pierre Ruffaut, Loic Poujol, Alexis Peyrelade, Yohan Roche, Aurélien Tertereau, Ayoub Ouhafsa. And I certainly forget. I am very proud to have crossed their path and what they left behind is indelible. Being 5 years with them was a hell of a treat. It is marked for life. The human adventure is incredible », Paid homage to them the coach.
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– Rodez Aveyron Foot (@OfficielRAF) May 19, 2021
And Laurent Peyrelade, In all of this ? Solicited by Amiens in particular, he is still under contract until 2023. Cornerstone of the structuring of the club since the CFA, Laurent Peyrelade is somewhat the DNA of the RAF. Recently declared “untransferable” by its president in the local press, he should once again be in charge, unless the situation turns around. With the same contagious energy, always. With a clear, clear and precise course: to continue to advance its players and to perpetuate the entity in the professional world.
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