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Maxence Flachez, Oswald Tanchot: What are the options for Valenciennes' next coach? Once again in search of a coach mid-season, VA must quickly find a qualified manager capable of meeting the challenge. Maxence Flachez and Oswald Tanchot, in particular, fit the profile. Who will be Valenciennes' next coach, incidentally – or perhaps not – the seventh to take the reins since Sport Republic's arrival in June 2023? This at least adds a bit of suspense to VAFC's season. Since the sporting stakes have disappeared, except for avoiding the catastrophe of relegation to the National 2, the identity of the future boss at least adds some spice to the current campaign. One thing is certain: he will need his coaching qualifications (the BEPF) to be authorized to coach in the National league and prevent Valenciennes, currently undergoing restructuring, from having to pay a fine of €7,500 per match, totaling €90,000 by the end of the season. Flachez knows the National league well Free agent and qualified, Maxence Flachez ticks several boxes. The 53-year-old coach, who spent two seasons with Valenciennes as a player (2005-2007), has maintained some ties and fond memories of his time at the club. Above all, he is well-versed in the challenges of the National league. Unlike Stéphane Moulin, who discovered a world very different from what he knew, Flachez has extensive experience in the third tier. He played for Châteauroux (2022-2023) and then Aubagne and Paris 13 Atletico, spanning the last two seasons. Two short-lived experiences, but the former Valenciennes player learned to fight in far less favorable circumstances than at Valenciennes. This experience proved invaluable in sparking a comeback at the end of the season. Tanchot, an appealing profile Oswald Tanchot's profile is also being closely examined. The 52-year-old coach, originally from Mayenne, is a veteran of Ligue 2 benches (Le Havre, Amiens, Grenoble, Sochaux) and is eager to get back into the game. Without a club since leaving Grenoble in December 2024, he is on the lookout for a new challenge. "If they call me tomorrow, I'm ready to go again," he told Ouest-France at the end of last year. Among the similar profiles of qualified coaches currently available are Frédéric Bompard and Nicolas Usai. But on Saturday against Caen, it will once again be the duo of Pierre Blois and Rudy Mater at the helm.

Hello friends, I hope you are all well. News from Valenciennes today. No match tonight, contrary to usual, as the match will exceptionally take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. French time, with Stade Malherbe Caen visiting the Stade du Hainaut. In other news, after the draw at Paris 13 Atletico, the club is still looking for a new manager, with few leaks and few names circulating at the moment. The duo of Pierre Blois and Rudy Mater will still be on the bench tomorrow. The club has 30 days to find a coach without having to pay a fine of €7,500 per match (approximately £6,600). Below is a press article about tomorrow's match. Have a great day, everyone. Allez VA !

Congratulations for the victoiry tonight ! All is possible ! COYR ! ❤️🤍

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Good half Time really ! Let's go Saint's ! 💪

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In fact, there are several reasons why we are seeing more and more clubs in the third division: - Club management is not always perfect; clubs do not get relegated by ‘accident’. - Also, a few years ago, the French league was restructured. Before that, the top three French leagues were defined as follows: Ligue 1 -> 20 clubs Ligue 2 -> 20 clubs National 1 -> 20 clubs and now: Ligue 1 -> 18 clubs Ligue 2 -> 18 clubs National 1 -> 18 clubs Even though for the past two years, the championship has been played with 17 teams instead of 18. Last year, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and AC Ajaccio this year... In general, French football has been in crisis for several years, with a decline in TV rights causing financial problems for all clubs...

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That's the joy of the National Championship, shall we say! A mix of former professional clubs and what we might call ‘amateur’ or ‘semi-professional’ clubs. This Friday, the match took place in front of 750 spectators, which is to say almost no one! Here is the ranking of the number of seats available for clubs this season: - Valenciennes: 25,172 - FC Sochaux: 20,000 - Stade Malherbe de Caen: 19,900 - FC Fleury 91: 18,850 - Dijon: 15,500 - Châteauroux: 14,500 - Bourg en Bresse: 8,900 - Quevilly Rouen and FC Rouen (same stadium): 8,400 - US Orléans: 6,900 - Stade Briochin: 5,100 - US Concarneau: 5,000 - Le Puy: 4,800 - Villefranche: 3,500 - Versailles: 2,164 - Aubagne: 1,000 - Paris 13: 995 Next season, this championship, which is a mix of professional and non-professional clubs, will become ‘League 3’ and will be overseen by the Professional Football League. I think there will be some shake-ups, and some clubs will not be able to provide the necessary guarantees to be in this new championship next season (budget, compliant stadium, training centre, etc.).

The match has just ended at Stade Pelé in Paris 13 Atletico. No further goals in the second half. Valenciennes leaves Paris with one point tonight. Allez VA!