Toulouse (AFP)

The coach has changed but the defeats continue: Toulouse conceded its tenth defeat in a row in Ligue 1 by collapsing in front of Brest (5-2), Saturday during the 20th day, approaching two units from the worst series of the history of the championship.

All competitions combined, this setback is 11th in a row, after the pitiful elimination in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France by fans of Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Hilaire (1-0). It was this defeat too many that had led to the dismissal of Antoine Kombouaré and his replacement by Denis Zanko, director of the training center, but the latter did not bring the expected electroshock.

This new setback pushes the Toulouse people. They see the first non-relegation, Dijon, now have a 6-point lead in the standings and are also five points behind Amiens, 18th and barragiste, whom they will face after their trip to Lyon on January 26.

From back to back, Toulouse is approaching the record of 12 consecutive defeats held by the Cercle athletétique Paris (1933-1934). During the 2009-2010 season, Grenoble also lost its first 12 league games. But not entirely chronologically because the 11th day had been postponed.

However, at the Stadium, it had not all started so badly: a double from Toulouse defender Bafodé Diakité, the first of his young career, made us believe in a start.

- Card castle -

The young defender scored two head goals on corners (16th, 21st) and allowed his team to equalize and even take the advantage (2-1) after the opening of the score Brestoise. The + Tef + that leads? It had not happened since his victory against Lille in mid-October (2-1) ...

But, like a house of cards, the bottom of the ranking collapsed. The worst defense of the championship ended on the ground, knocked out by Brest goals all more magnificent than the others.

The former technical director of the training center, called to the rescue of the TFC to save the team from an announced relegation, could only see the damage: a volley by Gaëtan Charbonnier (72nd) in Zinedine Zidane, a shot from the left of the same Charbonnier (77th) and to finish, a shot of more than 30 meters from Hianga'a Mbock (79th) and a powerful strike from Irvin Cardona entered with the help of the bar (85th).

For Brest residents, after two successive eliminations in the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, this success makes it a better start to the year. And with 25 points, take off on the teams fighting for the maintenance, in particular the Toulouse red lantern ...

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