As is often the case since the club’s return to Ligue 1 last season, the Toulouse match was still set for 3 p.m. this Sunday against Metz (3-0). A schedule which usually does not pose a problem at this time of year, when temperatures are supposed to have dropped compared to summer. Except that at the moment in Occitania, it is still very hot. As proof, at kick-off, 40°C was recorded at the edge of the pitch. If it was copiously watered and if Mr. Angoula, the referee of the match, authorized the holding of two refreshment breaks in the first and second periods, another solution had been considered by the TFC.
According to our information, confirmed subsequently by its coach Carles Martinez Novell, the Toulouse club had contacted the LFP to ask it to postpone the meeting to 7 p.m. As others had done at the start of the season, during the heatwave. But this time, a categorical refusal from the League, which could not be contacted in the evening to justify its decision, unlike the broadcaster Prime Video “not aware of this request”. And therefore not at the origin of the refusal either.
Diarra withdrew at the last minute, N’Doram felt bad
“We didn’t talk about it too much this week,” the TFC coach explained at a press conference, referring to the weather. We only found out a few days ago that it was going to be really hot. We tried to change the time of the match because 3 p.m. was complicated. But it has not been validated. So, we did coaching especially in the second half because we play again in four days. Now we have to hope that the temperatures will become better again. » To avoid that, as for Moussa Diarra, last minute package, the heat does not have other consequences on the game and the players.
On the Metz side, Lazslo Bölöni preferred to evacuate the problem, even if it could be the cause of the premature exit of Kévin N’Doram, who felt unwell at the hour mark, before being reassured about his health. “The heat was really disturbing, it was difficult to play in these conditions, but it is valid for both teams,” said the Lorraine technician. It would not be correct to talk about it, the people of Toulouse have suffered from it too. And it seems to me that we played better at the start of the match when it was warmer. You have to be able to overcome the difficulties of the heat, the terrain and the opponent. We must first surpass ourselves. » In the end, no one really complained about this programming.
2023-10-01 22:14:23
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