The AS Nancy Herald
Squad29 Mar 2027
Victor Orakpo is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Words exchanged at AS Nancy
Nehemiah Fernandez 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.
Market29 Mar 2027
AS Nancy promote Michel Rémy from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Michel Rémy has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market29 Mar 2027
AS Nancy promote Dominique Marchal from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dominique Marchal has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market29 Mar 2027
One of our own: Didier Perrin joins the AS Nancy first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Didier Perrin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market29 Mar 2027
AS Nancy promote Frédéric Giraud from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Frédéric Giraud has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad29 Mar 2027
A row about effort at AS Nancy
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Adrien Julloux was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
Ange Lago 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.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
Nehemiah Fernandez knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AS Nancy, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Pape Niama Sissoko plays
- The dugout A door opens for Adrian Dabasse
- Squad The penny has dropped for Guy Noël Zohouri