The Tours Chronicle
Market11 Jan 2027
Gabriel Arnaud attracts admirers
The name of Gabriel Arnaud has come up in conversations Tours were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Match9 Jan 2027
No end in sight to Tours's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Tours has to find a result from somewhere.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Up for the corner, and Luciano Peretti delivers — 7.60
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Luciano Peretti scored, was marked 7.60, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Gabriel Arnaud is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.23 with 19 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words exchanged at Tours
Benoît Leclercq and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match9 Jan 2027
Sochaux take the points off Tours
Beaten 3‑5, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Match9 Jan 2027
8 goals as Tours and Sochaux go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 8 goals between Tours and Sochaux, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Door shut on Arnaud Bodart
Tours asked and LOSC Lille said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Gabriel Arnaud was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 18. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Hendricks Cakin
- The dugout Benoît Breton answers for it
- Squad No place for Agustín Echaide in the new shape