ChristopheVAFC

Hello friends, it's derby day for Valenciennes on 1 November! It's off to Boulogne sur Mer for our team. A sold-out match (6,000 seats), a full visiting stand (600 Valenciennes fans expected, or around 8 buses, not counting the many cars)... I will of course be present for this trip, and will send you some photos of the trip nearest you. Kick-off 7.30pm French time. Here's the Youtube link for the match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iXUVnc9-Ro A derby means a much-anticipated match, and both teams want victory, so let's hope it's for VA!

Hello friends, on this match day, I hope you get your 1st win of the season. Of course it won't be easy against Manchester City, but I sincerely wish you a positive result this afternoon. Let's go Saint's !

Most of the fans are not unanimous in their support for him, and neither is the coach, Ahmed Kantari. From my own experience, I know that he has learnt from last year's mistakes (recruiting exotic players who are unfamiliar with the league). This season's recruitment has been much more coherent, with experienced players who have gone up in the league. He wanted players with a good mentality, with exemplary character and who were serious about their work. He recently celebrated 2 years as our sporting director. I speak to him from time to time, and he tells me that he's really committed to us and that he's trying to do his best for Valenciennes. I wish him personal success, because his success will be VA's success. In any case, he's open to discussion.

Yes, my friend, we're back from 2-0 down at home to Dijon. It was a morale-boosting win and helped break the momentum that has been lacking in recent weeks. I've got my smile back today and I'm going to have a great day

Hello folks. Match day for Valenciennes as they welcome Dijon to the Stade du Hainaut. Kick-off 7.30pm French time. The link match on YouTube: There's no question about it, we need to get back to winning ways if we are not to lose too much distance from the top of the table. At home, in front of the fans, we hope with all our hearts for victory. Allez VA !

Incredible scenario today... Courage, my friends...

The day after the match, and a second league defeat this season. We have regrets, because we have the potential to do much better. It's been a bit of a complicated period and I'd say there are 2 reasons for that: We don't have defensive stability because we've lost our experienced defender Bakaye Dibassy to injury until January 2025. In attack, we're relying too much on our top scorer Mathias Oyewusi and the other strikers aren't scoring either... The situation is still far from critical, as we are still well placed in the table, but we will have to react very quickly if we are not to be left behind in the league. As for the fans, they are gradually becoming annoyed and impatient, and they hope that answers will soon be found.

Kick-off 7.30pm French time, 6.30pm London time

Hello folks. Some news from my team. After the heavy 4-1 defeat at Orléans, VAFC played last Sunday in the French Cup against Compiègne (6ᵉ division), a quiet 3-0 victory. We also lost our number 1 goalkeeper, Jean Louchet, to injury following a shock against Versailles. Unfortunately, our goalkeeper tore his anterior cruciate ligaments (he will be out of action for around 6 months). The club has recruited a new, experienced goalkeeper in Mathieu Michel, who will play his first official match this evening against Sochaux. https://www.transfermarkt.fr/mathieu-michel/profil/spieler/193142 So tonight, Valenciennes travel to Sochaux as part of the 9ᵉ journey . We hope to get back to winning ways, but it won't be easy. Here is the YouTube link for the match: Have a good day. Allez VA !

End of match: 4-1 defeat. Logical score. Good night to all.

There's nothing to say, they deserved to win tonight...

Penalty and penalty and penalty and penalty.... WTF !

As expected, our opponents started the game with a high pressing game that put us in trouble on a waterlogged pitch. We were put in a difficult position and were unable to get into our opponents' half. We'll have to do better in the second half!

Hello, friends, It's match day for Valenciennes, who are replaying their late game against Orléans after the initial match was interrupted by a fire in the refreshment room. The match will be replayed in its entirety with a score of 0-0, as the match was interrupted for more than 45 minutes. The aim is to continue their unbeaten run and, if they win, VA will move to the top of the National league table. Here is the YouTube link for tonight's match: (kick-off 19:30 French time). Allez VA !

I'm sad for you guys... The Premier League isn't the toughest league in the world for nothing... Arsenal aren't easy to play against this year (unlike some other years haha). Don't give up, I hope that solutions will soon be found to get back on track as soon as possible. I'm thinking of you, my friends.

Goallllllllll 😍

That's right! 4 consecutive games where the score ended in a draw, with a penalty conceded each time too. Not a good run of games at the moment, but we're still unbeaten in the league and we're 4th today. If we win the replay at Orléans on Wednesday following the refreshment stall fire, you'll go top of the table. (Let's hope we don't concede another penalty!). We're still a little frustrated, though, because these are points we've lost foolishly and we'll have to do better if we hope to climb back into Ligue 2 at the end of the season.

Hello friends! Match day for Valenciennes, who welcome FC Villefranche Beaujolais to the Stade du Hainaut this evening. The aim: to continue their unbeaten run in the league and get back to winning ways after three consecutive draws. Kick-off 7.30pm French time. Youtube link for the match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHjTqbXVE5I Happy Friday to all our friends. Allez Valenciennes !

3-1 come on !!!

Good evening, folks, I'm watching the match and my heart aches for you... We need to get out of this downward spiral of results as quickly as possible. Don't give up! Go, Saints!

I admit I don't have much of an opinion on Daouda, he's not playing much at the moment, probably because of the competition and the fact that there aren't many injured players in his position. Personally, I like him and find him very interesting.

We're a little disappointed because we're not winning at the moment, with 3 draws in 3 games, even though we feel that we're physically better than our opponents. The idea is above all that we want to get as many points as possible as quickly as possible, and fortunately our rivals aren't winning this weekend either. We hope for a better result in the next game!

Extra time proved to be another bad day for our friends as they conceded a goal in the dying moments of yesterday's match... Let's wish our brothers a better game next time!

End game. Final score: 1-1. Goal Versailles: https://x.com/NationalFFF/status/1839365856775811448 Goal VAFC: https://x.com/NationalFFF/status/1839378077417197664 2 points lost tonight...

At the last game against Orléans, there were around 1,300 people out of a capacity of 20,000, and quite a few empty seats.