Nîmes Olympique: Dagui Paviot, his time has come

Le défenseur central Dagui Paviot est bien décidé à se mettre au diapason d’une équipe qui n’a pas pris de but depuis maintenant 407 minutes. Midi Libre – Mikaël Anisset

Face à Villefranche, pour le compte de la 22e journée de national, l’ancien Palois Dagui Paviot devrait jouer pour la première fois en Championnat.

Guessoum is gone. Sy, who could help out in the center as he did twice this season (Orléans and Versailles), is out, suffering from a strained hamstring. Doukansy, who has aptitude for this position, hardly enjoys playing so low, and he is too valuable in midfield anyway.

Diouf suspended, it is Dagui Paviot (1.88 m, 86 kg) who has every chance of supporting captain Mendy in the central hinge, Friday February 23, for the reception at Antonins (7:30 p.m.) in Villefranche Beaujolais. "We must not invent things but work with those who are there for that", made no secret of Frédéric Bompard, Wednesday afternoon, at the end of the session.

#football Invaincu depuis 4 matches, @nimesolympique prépare la réception de @FCVB_officiel. Mendy, Diouf (suspendu), Labonne, Sy et Dias manquent à l’appel. pic.twitter.com/GcPWQEJb1I

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Four times holder in the Coupe de France

"I'm ready", assured a few minutes earlier the 21-year-old defender, who arrived last July from the Pau reserve (N3) to sign his first professional contract (3 years). For the native of Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne), this will be a great first. Because although he started four times in the Coupe de France and he also came into play for a few minutes in Saint-Etienne, during the 8th round, he never came off the bench the eight times he was in the group in the Championship.

This will be the 27th player used by Bompard in the Championship

"Even if patience is not my first quality, even if it is obviously complicated to live with, I have until now tried not to show myself in a hurry, wait quietly for my turn while working in my corner, taking information and advice from my more experienced partners,” says Dagui Paviot, who will be the 27th player used by Bompard this season in National.

Bompard: "He has matured"

"He entered the group little by little, explains the Nîmes coach who, after having left him aside for a long time, has called him up continuously since the start of the year. He was a kid when he arrived and he has matured. He has progressed. He’s a boy who has qualities, a good header and an interesting left foot. Like many others, he is young and he needs to play."

"C’is a defender with great potential, a powerful, athletic left-hander, a very good receiver and very good in the long game, Laurent Strzelczak explained a few months ago to Midi Libre , his coach in Béarn. He is a player who must also improve his concentration because he tends to relax, he is a player who must increase his level of aggression." In the Cup in Orléans (N), at the beginning of January, his interesting performance was spoiled by two lost aerial duels, at the origin of the two Loiretain goals (2-1).

The Echoes of the Crocos

Effective. Not appeared since the reception of Goal FC (16th day), Sy followed by do the injuries. The left side, who had just treated his left ankle, now suffers from a strained hamstring. On Wednesday February 21, Diouf, suspended in any case, and Mendy were suspended. kept, content to work in the room. His debut postponed until later cause of a small injury to the ischios, Sané is now operational. Not yet Labonne (quadriceps).

Bébés.Burner was absent at the start of the game. Châteauroux because his wife was waiting for a happy event. The croc community has become the father of a little boy named Kayden. A few days earlier, it was Sacko who welcomed his first child, Isaac, into his home. On December 18, Issa Diouf was born. In a few weeks, another boy will expand the crocodile family since Mrs. Mendy is pregnant.

« Attack the match without pressure »

Dagui Paviot approaches this first start in the National League rather calmly. "For me, it’s only positive. I know what I am capable of. I kept my seriousness this week. The objective is to attack the match without pressure, to do the job defensively, above all. The team needs me, it’s up to me to respond."

He knows it, Nîmes has gone 407 minutes without conceding a goal. "I'm going to try not to be the one who screws everything up, smiles the one who cut off his mop of hair, "too complicated to style", at the start of the year. From the bench, I see guys running together, who don't give up, who give it to each other! I will do the same. If I'm also in this state of mind, there's no reason why it shouldn't work."

Nîmes (10th, 26 points) hosts Villefranche Beaujolais (9th, 28 pts) Friday February 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Antonins stadium.   Price: South, 5 € ; Is on the sides, 10€ ; Central East and West, 12 €. Family pack: Is on the sides, 25 € for 1 adult + 2 children; Central East and West, 27 € for 1 adult + 2 children. Price for PMR (person with reduced mobility): South, 5 € ; East and West, 10 €. I subscribe to read more