no “happy ending” for footballers

This Saturday, June 3, the Vendée Les Herbiers Football was virtually in National for six minutes. In the 54th minute, when they were already leading 2-0 (Matondo 5th and Gasnier 47th) at Moulins, Stade Bordelais equalized Goal (1-1) thus restoring the leading position to VHF.

If the red and blacks will confirm their lead and win quite logically 4-1 (Semedo 70th and Grellier 86th), the Lyonnais will not flinch in front of their public regaining the advantage in the 60th therefore by Le Maître then driving the point home in the 73rd by Goncalvès (3-1).

Goal will therefore play in National, leaving the VHF at two lengths. Two small points that should not be picked up on this missed final of May 27 in front of 3,500 spectators (Goal 3-1 victory) but well before this season. The VHF will thus have won 14 times, lost 6 games and above all shared the points ten times.

Laurent David, aware of this statistical balance sheet, nevertheless remains as calm in his analysis, after the meeting, on www.vendeelesherbiersfootball.fr « Hot, I have a mixture of pride, happiness but also sadness because I think we were not far from something exceptional (…) I’m really proud to be the coach of this club because I was given the means to work. I hope we will experience beautiful things soon. Anyway, we’ll work for it. We will try to give as much pleasure as possible to the people who will come to see us in increasing numbers, as was the case this year (…) Of course, there are always a few small balls in my stomach which mean that I will always be an eternal dissatisfied but I always remain a very positive person so I aspire to even better days. »

A season just finished that we already want to tackle the next one like these TV series that know how to keep us going. This year, the casting was of choice with a judicious recruitment and the new duo Dominique Vincendeau-Laurent David (president-coach) comparable to the binomial producer-director is not foreign to this success.

“Season 2” is therefore eagerly awaited by observers. Will the VHF be able to keep key players like Matondo (in high demand)? While strengthening enough to last the season? First elements of response during the month of June with the announcement of departures and arrivals on the players’ side before a resumption of training around July 10.