The Valenciennes Post
Squad17 Aug 2026
Stredair Appuah Owusu 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 Valenciennes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match15 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Valenciennes against Dijon
0‑1 to Dijon, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Valenciennes lose Théo Dhollande
41 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Samir Belloumou 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 ratings17 Aug 2026
Benjamin Santelli runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jean Louchet lets one through his hands
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Valenciennes on François Boyer
He is 16, 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Valenciennes on Rémi Maillard
He is 16, 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
A long bet from Valenciennes on Jean-Luc Renault
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.
In brief
- Market Valenciennes sign Rémy Rodriguez, one for the future
- Player ratings A day to forget for Hervé Boua Dié
- Player ratings A day to forget for Daou Diomandé