2023-04-27 19:57:42
FC Toulouse striker Zakaria Aboukhlal (in white) opened the scoring (36th) against Annecy in the semi-final won by Toulouse 2-1 on April 6 at the Parc des Sports in Annecy. Mourad ALLILI/SIPA
DECRYPTION – The Toulouse club took advantage of the arrival of its American owners to enter a new era, based – among other things – on the massive use of statistical data.
From the Capitol to the capital, Téfécé intends to offer itself a second Coupe de France on Saturday evening. Sixty-six years after the coronation of 1957, in a final against Angers which still remains the most prolific in history (6-3), the men of Philippe Montanier would see themselves celebrating the coronation, in the event of victory against Nantes , with their supporters on the legendary square in downtown Toulouse on Sunday evening. Don’t say it too loudly, but the appointment is fixed at 6 p.m…. in case of success. To achieve this, the Toulouse club, 12e of Ligue 1 and bought in 2020 by the American investment fund RedBird Capital Partners, which also owns AC Milan, will rely on the cocktail “data and youth” which has made its success since the rise in Ligue 1 last August.
With maintenance in the elite almost validated, six days before the end of the championship, and a season that would take a completely different turn with the winning of the Coupe de France, synonymous with qualification for the Europa League, the project…
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