But before that, there is an even crazier dream to cherish. A place in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. In Périgord, no one has ever done it. Among amateur clubs (even if the players aren’t really), it’s not that common. History is underway on the banks of the Dordogne. The previous chapters are already beautiful with, for the first time, two Ligue 1 teams on the list of Cyrano’s compatriots. Metz in the 32nd final (0-0, 5-4 pens) and Saint-Étienne in the 8th (1-0) succumbed. Créteil (National) was also dismissed (0-0, 5-4 pens), in 16th.
Affordable print run
Like the glorious Gascon, Erwan Lannuzel’s players do not lack panache. They showed it in particular against the Greens, continuing to attack even at 1-0. “We have to be an actor in this match and give ourselves the right to experience even stronger emotions. We are going to run for a semi-final of the Coupe de France. That alone makes you want to run, ”smiles the Basque technician, greedy.
“We are going to run for a semi-final of the Coupe de France. That alone makes you want to run.”
Even against another National 2 team, while Marseille or Monaco make your mouth water. We will have to wait one more turn. So validate the right to be there. On paper, this is the best draw. The most affordable anyway. The most puzzling too because an elimination against Versailles would be synonymous with the end of a fishtail adventure.
Behind the scenes
No one has forgotten that the Versaillese went to win in Toulouse (L2, 0-1) in the previous round. “It’s a mature team in what it offers, it was built to quickly switch to the professional world, presents Lannuzel. This is a team that will be difficult to maneuver. In addition, Hicham M’Laab, the Bergerac winger, is still injured. “We have several choices available to us. Florian Heguiabehere had a great start to the season. We try to find the best performance additions, ”continues the coach.
Defense will be one of the keys and the Perigord hermeticism since November 20 has established a certain confidence in the ranks of the BPFC. Without excess they all assure. It is in any case a nice pledge if the attack were to stutter. And the two previous qualifications after the penalty shootout are also reassuring.
Bergerac has already won a behind-the-scenes battle by obtaining permission to play in Périgueux. It took a derogation from the Bergeracois to keep the organization of this match in the Dordogne, which gave rise to a pass of arms, with more or less speckled foils, between the leaders of the two clubs in a digital remake of the battle of the Croquants against the Parisians.