From club president Anny Courtade to the players, no one in Cannes had words strong enough to describe the wave of emotion that fell on the N3 club after qualifying for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France .
Dame Coupe de France has obviously reserved a nice destiny for AS Cannes (N3). For the third time, the Cannois won on penalties after finishing the match at 1-1, thus dominating a second Ligue 2 club in a row (Rodez, Dijon). “We never say two without three, it happened once again, so much the better, it’s just happiness,” said Florian Verplanck, the guardian savior. Stade Pierre de Coubertin exulted during the equalizer of captain Cédric Gonçalves responding to the opening scoring of Mickaël Le Bihan on a free kick at the very start of the second half. Cannes is qualified for the round of 16 of the competition.
“You are going to kill me. It’s too good, we love you, we adore you,” President Anny Courtade blurted out to her players, the words full of emotion in a locker room in heaven after qualifying. She then confided her immense joy at the microphone of RMC Sport, an emotion “comparable to a victory in the Champions League in volleyball”, just that. “It’s absolute happiness, they have an amazing state of mind and mind, she said. They worship winning, it’s nice, you can’t know. I was out, the people of Cannes fell on me. “
“Everyone dreams of PSG”
If Patrice Garande was disappointed by the performance of his Dijon team, which he deplores that it “does not have the ambition to win”, the bell tune was quite different on the Cannes side, obviously. “I have a crazy team. In the first period, we must miss. If we score one or two goals, there is nothing to complain about, savored Jean-Noël Cabezas. We have an attacking game, we are really happy, but the championship remains a priority. We are trying to mark our history with new names. Penalties are good for managing your emotions. We had confidence in our goalkeeper, that’s his specialty. “
And he answered present, just like the scorer Cédric Gonçalvez, author of the equalizer: “It’s incredible, I do not remember (his goal), time has stood still”, explained the latter. As to whether the multiplication of these storylines with twists and turns in a journey that looks like an epic could lead to the creation of a Netflix series, the captain answered in the affirmative. But there are still more stories to write, and the next one could be even better than the last. That’s good, Florian Verplanck has a wish: “There are only the big teams, the most deserving, but clearly, PSG. Everyone dreams of PSG.”