Sameer Kovácz

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169 Edition

The Chamois Niortais Herald

22 Oct 2029
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad22 Oct 2029

A one-man rearguard from Rémy Descamps

There were 13 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Match20 Oct 2029

Chamois Niortais run riot against FC Lorient

4‑1, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.

Squad22 Oct 2029

Jésah Ayessa keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Chamois Niortais may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Market22 Oct 2029

Sameer Kovácz puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Chamois Niortais, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad22 Oct 2029

Tempers go at Chamois Niortais

Rémy Descamps 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.

Player ratings22 Oct 2029

One of those days for Mario Maroto

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.07, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Player ratings22 Oct 2029

Yves Adam in the eights

A performance of 9.07 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings22 Oct 2029

A masterclass from Michel Marchand

Marked 9.02 — 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.

Player ratings22 Oct 2029

One of those days for Abdelsamad Hachem

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.25, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

In brief

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166 Edition

The Chamois Niortais Herald

1 Oct 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad1 Oct 2029

A one-man rearguard from Rémy Descamps

There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Player ratings1 Oct 2029

Denis Gonzalez shuts the door

Defensive actions: 28, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.

Market1 Oct 2029

Diego Coxi asks to leave Chamois Niortais

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad1 Oct 2029

Chamois Niortais lose Álex Fernández

107 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad1 Oct 2029

Rémy Descamps in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Chamois Niortais this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings1 Oct 2029

One of those days for Arnaud Schmitt

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.98, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Match29 Sep 2029

Chamois Niortais see off Le Havre AC

Three points for Chamois Niortais, 1‑0 the final word against Le Havre AC in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad1 Oct 2029

The manager makes an example of Louis Bury

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings1 Oct 2029

Nobody could get near Michel Marchand

Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief

130 Edition

The Chamois Niortais Herald

22 Jan 2029
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market22 Jan 2029

Chamois Niortais say no — this time

The offer from Olympique Lyonnais for Michel Marchand was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Market22 Jan 2029

Harry Mills hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chamois Niortais can pretend not to have heard.

Market22 Jan 2029

Jean-Luc Rivière is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Chamois Niortais is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad22 Jan 2029

Mario Maroto in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Chamois Niortais this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match20 Jan 2029

LOSC Lille take the points off Chamois Niortais

Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad22 Jan 2029

Joseph Ménard gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Player ratings22 Jan 2029

Michel Marchand in the eights

A performance of 8.55 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad22 Jan 2029

Michel Marchand is carrying Chamois Niortais

5 goals and a season average of 7.34. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Player ratings22 Jan 2029

Nobody could get near Arnaud Schmitt

Successful dribbles: 15. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief