The Coupe de France parenthesis ended on Sunday January 2 with penalties in Bergerac (5-4).
Admittedly, Créteil had not reached the round of 16 since 2012. But it seems difficult to speak of an epic when we have just eliminated a red lantern from National 2 (Entente SSG), an R2 team on penalties (Courbevoie ) then three R1 formations (Molsheim on penalties, Sarrebourg and Vénissieux) to reach this level of competition….
In the Dordogne, Créteil has certainly missed a historic chance and will not brighten up its sad season with a euphoric adventure in the Coupe de France.
In line with a catastrophic second part of the 2020-2021 season (2 successes in the return phase, a 17th place but a repechage thanks to the stoppage of the championships in N2), Créteil will now have to whip to save themselves and avoid relegation . Great consumer of coaches in the past, the leaders continue to maintain their confidence in Emmanuel Da Costa.
Créteil has indeed finished the year 2021 rather well with 3 successes in its last 4 home games.
“We don't let go, the group doesn't let go, it has the ability to get up, underlined Da Costa before the break.
We are ready to suffer until the end.
Me, I assume my responsibilities, I like this club, the people who are in this club.
I know the vagaries of this job but there have been a lot of things that have happened since August.
We must not omit it, take a step back and put it all on the table.
But I am ready to take the hits for my players.
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An effort on the transfer window
After the postponement Friday in Cholet (6 cases of Covid), Créteil resumes the championship against Le Mans (10th) this Friday at the Duvauchelle stadium which sounds more and more hollow.
But the leaders who have just welcomed a new shareholder and director Bassam Al Homsi, an entrepreneur in the construction sector, have made efforts to strengthen the team.
Afterwards, the Malian international central defender Mahamadou N'Diaye, 31, passed by Guimarães (Portugal), Troyes, Sriwijaya, Bali FC (Indonesia), a left side, Julien Serrano, 23, signed just before the truce.
Trained in Monaco where he won the Gambardella 2016 with Kylian Mbappé, he has 7 L1 games and played for Livingston (Scottish D1).
At the beginning of January, it was midfielder Baptiste Canelhas, 21, who was loaned by Châteauroux (National) where he experienced the L2.
“There is a very good group in Créteil.
I have seen, since my arrival, that it is welded and united, with good cohesion, he explains on the club's website.
With Châteauroux, we had done 1-1.
It was a rather complicated match, Créteil had played well in the transitions and had put us in difficulty.
This is also what makes me say that Créteil is out of place and should be higher in the standings.
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After these three arrivals, Créteil, who broke the loan of Patrick Koffi, the hope of Paris FC where he returned and released Ozcan Sahan, still wants to strengthen himself in the offensive sector to support Cheick Fantamady Diarra (uncertain for this match against Mans), irreproachable since his arrival (5 goals in 10 games).
With only 12 small goals scored, Créteil is indeed the worst attack of the National.
The Red Star match in Boulogne-sur-Mer
is postponed due to cases of Covid in the Audonian workforce.
Chambly receives Saint-Brieuc (7 p.m.).