The Toulouse FC Courier
Player ratings25 Oct 2032
No sign of nerves from Alexandre Prévost at 21 — 7.82
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Alexandre Prévost did not need any: 7.82, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad25 Oct 2032
Tempers go at Toulouse FC
Marquinhos 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.
Market25 Oct 2032
Toulouse FC may not be able to give Moussa Diarra what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Moussa Diarra wants continental football; whether Toulouse FC can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad25 Oct 2032
Words at Toulouse FC training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Víctor Gómez is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout25 Oct 2032
Toulouse FC pick somebody else ahead of Cristian Cásseres
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
The dugout25 Oct 2032
No hiding place for Andrea Ghion
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Andrea Ghion, and the manager let it.
Match23 Oct 2032
Honours even between Toulouse FC and FC Nantes
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout25 Oct 2032
Interim Coach: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
The dugout25 Oct 2032
Mark McKenzie left out for tactical reasons at Toulouse FC
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Market The Cristian Cásseres talk will not go away
- Looking ahead Oan Bonnet goes back to face Stade Brestois
- Player ratings Frank Magri was unplayable