Football: the relegation Nîmes Olympique at the leader Nancy, to each his cross

The Cross of Lorraine, symbol of free France during the Second World War, is made up of two horizontal bars, two crosspieces. Like two crossings of the desert for Nancy and Nîmes Olympique. But the two clubs are not at the same point.

ASNL sees the end of the road and the tunnel: descended from Ligue 1 in 2017, from Ligue 2 to 2022, retrograded sportingly in N2 and administratively to N3 in the spring of 2023 (but drafted in National following the bankruptcy of Sedan), the Nancy are national leaders. They can be promoted this evening if they have a better result than Boulogne against Sochaux.

Not a team to go down

No, it continues to dig. Relegation of L1 in 2021, L2 in 2023 … and national in 2025? The arithmetic rest holds water. Sports logic a little less. Do not displease those who consider normal that the Garders are given the recruitment level N2-N3-which is false: seven of the holders of the day are experienced players in the National and even in Ligue 2-we persist and we sign: Nîmes does not have a team to descend.

With one of the best guards (Simon, 11 clean Sheets in 24 appearances, certainly a record for a penultimate) and one of the best scorers (Abdeldjelil, 2nd) of the championship, the staff had assets to assert. And Adil Hermach, providential coach being unanimous at the end of the past season, did not become the worst football coach from spring to spring …

Adil Hermach: “We have let us escape far too many points”

SO ? SO, “Having won only six matches, it seems crazy. We have let us escape far too many points, recognizes the almost 39 -year -old technician. We missed too many turntables and key matches. So we deserve to be there. Many people already condemn us, it will be very hard, but you have to believe it. We are no longer master of our destiny but we are still alive. Whatever happens, we will not be relegated this Friday. Football can go very quickly. Look at Nancy! “

At the Cage’s ridge, on the strike of Mexico against Paris Atlético (82nd, 0-0), the crocos would have left the red zone. “When I got out of the field,” Jo “said to me:” What do I need to do to score? ” I understand his frustration, says Hermach. We are still in subsets. We don’t have the remote control (to put the ball at the bottom) … “ However, NO is the fourth national team that is most getting to the goal.

The (beautiful) memory of 2016

The time is no longer to try his luck. The time has to be made, even in front of the leader, best attacks and defense. The time is a feat. As in January 2016, when the Nîmes and their eight penalty points brought back an incredible 4-3 victory from Picot. A triumphant welcome and smoke bombs at the SNCF station had followed, then went up with Bernard Blaquart. Too bad they go to Lorraine by bus this time.