Football: in Beaucaire, we learned our lesson well

The thirteen recruits from Beaucair, Monday, evening of the resumption. FREE NOON – ERIC DOLADILLE

Failed transfer window, season turned upside down (8th), maintenance snatched at the last minute: the Stadium has learned from its mistakes and wishes to return to club values. misplaced.

''I want to finish top scorer in N3 !'' Beaucaire's new striker, Mohamed Keita, 21, does not beat around the bush. The international A (1 selection) from Guinea, called into the 23 Olympic preselected for Paris (not selected in the 18), actually often goes straight to the point. He struck 15 times last season in Guinean Division 1 (level N2, in France) with Cik Kamsar.

''I'm betting on him'', confesses Salim Zaidan, one of Sofyan Carletta's deputies, involved in recruitment. ''He is Salim's attacker, confirms the Beaucairois technician. I don't know much about him, I've only seen him on video but I trust Salim.&# 39;'

For coach Sofyan Carletta, ''the’goal is to maintain'&# 39;

Mohamed Keita had just reached his goal, that of the club, ''maintenance'' dixit Carletta, would have every chance of being reached. And unnecessary scares would be avoided: last spring, the Stadium (8th) only escaped on the penultimate day, far from its initial top ambitions 3.
''Last summer, we made a casting mistake'', a conceded Carletta during her presentation speech, Monday evening back at the Lamouroux complex. Facing him, a group of 23 players renewed in great width, 13 arrivals compensating for the 16 departures. ''If you're here, it means we're counting on you'', the coach told them, assuring that the squad was made up of ''90 %'&#39 ;.

Returns home for Tamas and Kedvesi

The Stade coach, who is smiling again, explains: ''It was a deliberate choice to part ways so many players. Last season was clearly very disappointing, both sportingly and humanly. It was clear and clear, we couldn't continue like this. We tried to take players who somewhat resemble the values ​​of the club, with more humility and the desire to work.''
To identify with the Stade, nothing better than a player ''trained in Beaucaire'' (Carletta) as was Thibault Tamas, 23 years old, pro just a year ago in Montpellier. An MHSC from which goalkeeper Axel Kedvisi, 20, also arrives. There too, a ''return home'' for an element trained at the Stadium, in U7 and U8, and passed between the hands of Luc Gayte, current goalkeeping coach.

''The project of President Xavier Mouret and Sofyan Carletta is very interesting and I really liked it, assures, already excited, the goalkeeper, former U17 international and professional trainee. Given their confidence, I think that there is enough to have a very, very good season.&amp ;#39;'

Forgotten, the “names”, room for motivated young people

This 2024-2025 financial year can only be less difficult, overall, than the previous one. The Beaucairois squad will have fewer “names” on paper, which is probably no worse. No former Ligue 1 players, like Koura (left for Lunel, R1) or Sané, but young players with the desire to prove and happy to be there.
This is the case of Rayyan Kraichi, attacker who came from neighboring Nîmes Chemin-Bas (R2). ''It’was me number 9 against Clermont (L1) in the 32nd of the Coupe de France (0-4)' ', slides, with a smile, the 21-year-old center forward, arrived at an age where '& #39;we had to aim higher. I spent quite a few years in Nîmes. I have progressed but now I need to progress even more.
This summer, the Gard staff tried to get things right. And targeted attacker Nicolas Bertil, 20, who arrives from Dijon. ''It’s a club that really wanted to recruit me, notes, cheerfully, the one who is coming out of two years as a trainee pro. I spoke with the coach and I liked his speech.''

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