- Last in Ligue 1 at 14 points from the barragiste (Nîmes) and the first non-relegation (Dijon), the TFC welcomes Rennes, the third, on Saturday.
- Rather than speak of an improbable continuation, the trainer Denis Zanko prefers to target a short-term objective: to win a match. The last Toulouse victory in L1 dates back to October 19, against Lille (2-1).
Since his appointment on January 5, Denis Zanko's weeks have followed one another and look alike. On Saturday or Sunday, his TFC does not win. He even loses, in general (six defeats, a draw). The following Thursday or Friday, the coach of the red lantern in Ligue 1 presents himself before a handful of journalists who question him about a maintenance synonymous today with mirage.
Inevitably, the same sentence comes back, from one press conference to another: "As long as there is the smallest mathematical hope to believe in it, I will hold on to this possibility", Zanko repeated again this Thursday, before the coming of Rennes (third), Saturday. But beyond the imposed exercise, its truth is not long in coming to light.
More points behind than points on the clock
"The question of maintenance or not, it is you who ask it so I answer you," launched the third Toulouse technician of the season. But these are not things that I discuss with the players when entering the week. We are really in the immediate future. "
Twelve days before the end of the ordeal (for the supporters), the TFC is more behind on the first non-relegation (14 points) than it displays points on the clock (13). So, necessarily ... "Today, our quest is to win a match," admits Zanko, visibly touched. This has not happened to us for several months. Just over four months in the league, with this success on Lille at the Stadium (2-1), on October 19, during the first encounter of the Antoine Kombouaré era, ephemeral successor to Alain Casanova.
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Toulouse remain on 15 losses and a draw, club record. No Violet has scored in 610 minutes and the last outing in Lille (3-0) turned into a debacle, after the two "encouraging" defeats in Marseille (1-0) and then against Nice (0-2).
“Our pride is inevitably affected. Even if I don't show it in front of you, I suffer enormously from this lack of results. I am a competitor, I want to win matches and it does not come. I think for players it's exactly the same. "
A cracked cloakroom
This is not what captain Max-Alain Gradel claimed, who questioned the motivation of some of his teammates after the last failure against Losc. As for goalkeeper Baptiste Reynet, he testified to his discomfort Tuesday in France Football .
"A locker room is never a long, calm river," says Zanko. Especially that of the TFC currently.
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