They left Sunday evening at the Robert-Bobin stadium in Bondoufle after a joyful and honorable defeat against PSG (0-6). The Linas-Montlhéry players met on Wednesday evening at the foot of the Parc des Princes to attend the match against Saint-Etienne (6-1). The Paris club had invited a delegation of 37 members of the Regional 1 team to the square. A VIP treatment that seduced Essonne enthusiasts.
"It's good, no need to take a picture, we already saw them on Sunday," laughs Johan Roca while his teammates are machine-gunning the Parisians on the red carpet. "It is a great pleasure to be here and an honor for a small club like ours," continues the captain. We make the most of it. Sunday, we all went home because it was already late and most of us were working the next day. This evening will bring this beautiful course to a close. "
"Then we resume real life"
Descended to the edge of the lawn before the meeting, the Linas-Montlhéry delegation was greeted by the public on the initiative of speaker Michel Montana. From the grandstand where they are installed after having had a few drinks in the dressing room, the Linois players did not lose a crumb of the warm-up then of the match. "I take this opportunity to watch the two goalkeepers, their placements and their interventions," explains the lineman, Ali Lutumba. I have already learned a lot from this meeting. It's the kind of game that gives you ambition. "
A little further, Stéphane Cabrelli, the coach, and Michaël Bertansetti, the president, savor the evening after weeks of whirlwind. “This evening marks the end of the adventure, it is the icing on the cake. After we resume real life, smiles the trainer, subscribed to the Park. We have ten days to digest and remove the stars in our eyes. "But it is nice to also find your daily life, supports the president of the club. And we also have a great challenge to take up in our Ile-de-France championship. "
If Monday's training session had skipped, the players were preparing to resume their normal lives with the prospect of a friendly match this weekend against Rungis. “It is a return to reality but it is not worse, explains the middle Teddy Duval. We must refocus because in recent weeks, we have saved a bit for this meeting against PSG. Now we will be able to give our all. But we will have enjoyed this evening at the Park. "
