The FC Nantes Sentinel
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Herba Guirassy runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 43. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Tempers go at FC Nantes
Johann Lepenant was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market9 Nov 2026
FC Nantes may not be able to give Ezequiel Almirón what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Ezequiel Almirón wants continental football; whether FC Nantes can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad9 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Anthony Martial
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Anthony Martial, and the manager let it.
The terraces9 Nov 2026
The crowd has taken to Matthis Abline
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
A masterclass from Matthis Abline
Marked 8.30 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Loan watch Loan Merrifield has seen enough of Angers SCO
- Match Matthis Abline rescues a point for FC Nantes
- Squad Francis Coquelin dropped after a run of poor form
- Squad Enzo Mongo falls out with a teammate over standards