The Valenciennes Post
Squad20 Aug 2029
Tempers go at Valenciennes
Mamadou Camara 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.
Match18 Aug 2029
AS Nancy take the points off Valenciennes
Beaten 3‑4, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad20 Aug 2029
The manager makes an example of Thilo Kehrer
“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 ratings20 Aug 2029
Mamadou Camara in the eights
A performance of 8.89 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings20 Aug 2029
A masterclass from Hervé Boua Dié
Marked 8.21 — 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.
Market20 Aug 2029
Valenciennes buy the years ahead of Émile Marchal
He is 17, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market20 Aug 2029
A long bet from Valenciennes on Patrick Carré
He is 17, and nobody at Valenciennes signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market20 Aug 2029
A long bet from Valenciennes on Nicolas Lacroix
He is 17, and nobody at Valenciennes signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market20 Aug 2029
Valenciennes sign Yann Sanchez, one for the future
Yann Sanchez is 17, and Valenciennes have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Rento Takaoka
- Squad 4 past Justin Lacombe
- Squad Jean Louchet asks for a word with the manager