Alès: seeing life in pink again in Toulouse

Yassine Kich va retrouver son club formateur. photo alexis bethune

National 2/13e journée. Relégable, l’OAC n’a pas trop le choix chez la lanterne rouge.

With the Coupe de France parenthesis having just ended, the OAC can now only think about its future in the championship. And it starts this Saturday at the foot of the Toulouse Stadium where the TFC reserve will wait firmly for the Gardois, with the hope of rectifying a catastrophic situation with only two points taken in twelve days. This confrontation between the two most permeable defenses in the group (27 at Téfécé versus 25 at Alès) will say a little more about the abilities of each to tackle the second part of the season.< /p>

The Oacians proved against Paris FC (2-1 elimination in the 32nd round of the Cup) that they were equipped to meet all the challenges that will present themselves to them. The next few weeks are going to be tough judging by their schedule. After their trip to the red lantern, the Cévenols will begin the return phase with the arrival in Pibarot of Grasse and Cannes, currently ranked 6th and 5th respectively. A perilous trip to leader Aubagne will come between the two, before another high-risk trip to Puy-en-Velay, its runner-up. On March 9, the arrival of the fourth, Hyères, will punctuate two months of high intensity.

Yassine Kich: "It's up to us to know how to take advantage of it"

With eighteen points at stake, it is out of the question not to return from Toulouse with the three synonyms of victory. Any other result would undoubtedly prove negative for the future.

Alésien Yassine Kich will certainly be keen to shine in front of some of his former teammates since he has played for five seasons at TFC, his training club. "We absolutely have to come back with a victory. Their difficult start to the journey is due to the rejuvenation of the team after the rise to N2. Some have not yet adapted to this level. It's up to us to take advantage of it because otherwise, the next few weeks could be complicated with the schedule that awaits us."

Hakim Malek will have the leisure to choose his group among his entire squad, including new recruits Franck Bétra from Colmar and Tom Duponchelle formerly at Le Puy, who have been training with the team for several weeks.

Alès (11th, 13 pts) plays in Toulouse, Stadium annex, against the TFC reserve (14th, 2 pts), this Saturday at 6 p.m.