But how can the TFC still believe in keeping in Ligue 1?

• The TFC conceded Saturday night against Brest at the Stadium its tenth straight defeat in Ligue 1 (2-5).
• Certain Toulousains put forward the number of matches remaining to play to justify the hope of a very hypothetical maintenance.

Emile Coué died in 1926, the song may be difficult to record. But a featuring between the prince of autosuggestion and Lara Fabian on I still believe it could have summed up the mood of the Toulouse people on Saturday night in the corridors of the Stadium. For its first outing under the Denis Zanko era, the TFC, scarlet lantern of Ligue 1, sank against Brest (2-5) at the Stadium after leading 2-1 until the 72nd minute. His tenth league defeat in a row ...

“As the coach said, there are 18 games left. 18! I don't know how many points it represents, but that's a lot [54 maximum]. We are five points behind [on Amiens, roadblocker with one game less than Toulouse] so of course we remain hopeful. "

The remarks, in English, were made by central defender Ruben Gabrielsen. Barely landed from Molde, Norwegian champion, the 27-year-old Scandinavian went on to elimination in the Coupe de France for a fourth division team (Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Hilaire) and, therefore, spanked at home against the Stade Brestois, 18th worst L1 team away from home before this weekend.

💬 "We liquefied in the second period" # TFCSB29, the reaction of Denis Zanko ⤵️https: //t.co/0IkdZ74MxG pic.twitter.com/jYyiEf385A

"From the moment we equalized, we felt that we had put a blow on their heads, testifies Gaëtan Charbonnier, the Breton center-forward author of 2-2 (72nd minute, superb recovery mid-right foot, mid-tibia) then 2-3 (77th). Behind, we continued to support our attacks and it succeeded. Hianga'a Mbock (79th), with a 30-meter "rainbow shot", then Irvin Cardona (85th) hit the nail, and the TFC with it. The team now has 44 goals conceded in 20 days. A disaster.

Diakité lived everything in 90 minutes

"It must be a mental problem, I don't know what's going on," admits Bafodé Diakité. The 19-year-old young Toulouse center-back "went through all the emotions" Saturday night after handing over his team, led 0-1 (goal by Yoann Court, 8th), in a good way, thanks to a double header on corner (16th and 20th). Finally voluntary, even exciting at times in the first half, the TFC then seemed to set out to resume victory in L1, with an unknown flavor since October 19 against Lille (2-1) and the premiere of Antoine Kombouaré, Zanko's predecessor.

📊 The results of the first match of @ Ligue1Conforama of the 25 previous coaches of @ToulouseFC:

✅ 13 wins
⚪️ 6 draws
❌ 6 defeats

The last :

Mombaerts⚪️
Baup❌
Casanova 1❌
Arribagé✅
Dupraz⚪️
Debève✅
Casanova 2❌
Kombouaré✅ # TFCSB29 pic.twitter.com/j24RLtHr92

"My role will be to revitalize this group and to rely on the first period, without forgetting to put my finger on all our mistakes seen in the second act, could only affirm the third Toulouse coach of the season, after Alain Casanova and the New Caledonian. The club is going through a very difficult period, but we must remain united. "

After 15 days of break, the last of the championship will rub in Lyon, February 26, a week before going to Amiens, 18th. With perhaps, one or more new recruits, courageous enough (or unconscious, will say the bad tongues) to "take up the challenge", in the words of Gabrielsen. In the midst of a tumble, can the Violets still believe in maintaining, they who have struggled not to descend since the mid-2010s? "Yes, you have to," says Diakité. Emile Coué could not have said it better.

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