The Drôme club will begin its seventh season in D2, each season is a new challenge, last year the Véore had ensured its maintenance in the final day. The club at the inter-season merged with its neighbor Valencia Olympique, offering itself interesting long-term prospects. However Kevin Collas the coach of Véore knows that the season looks difficult and it will fight to the end to get to stay, he gives us his feelings on the upcoming season, we will also have the chance to Captain Géraldine Garnier and the very talented guard Léana Bineau.

Kevin Collas (coach asvm):
"The season looks very difficult with a challenge that is to stay in D2 The club will live its seventh consecutive season at this level and we wish that there is an eighth, with the redesign of D2 hens the fight and adversity will be present at every game since everyone will want to "save his skin" knowing that there will be 6 descents which is huge.

The goal is simply to keep this team at this level. The season will begin and we will all have the same chance to maintain ourselves. Some teams have bet big with their financial potential and the structures that have joined together (Claix with Grenoble, Dijon who entered the pro structure) to achieve this and especially on recruitment. We, we will do it with our means, and the rapprochement with the Olympic of Valencia is a first step for our new project. To approach the beginning of the season we will have to be operational and respond present in our first games and take a maximum of points in the immediate future to create momentum. In contrast to last season, it will absolutely take the points when the matches are tight and when we can, and we must learn not to lose them. The positive spiral is going to be an important element for the group.

Everyone must adhere to the project, that a beautiful emulation and cohesion are created between the coaches and the players. Then the bit of luck that will have to provoke, producing a seductive game. Pay more attention to the small details against and in our favor. We will have more staff (physiotherapist, deputy and manager) to meet the requirements of the high level, including a medical cell that will allow us to limit injuries and have a follow-up. All important ingredients to put in place. The most important point will be that the players are 100% involved, the investment will be the key.

We have an arrival for the moment Linda Abdesselem de Monteux, we should not register other players but I do not lose hope to count one or two additional arrivals. Regarding departures Cécile Coulomb stops to integrate the women's section and help us to structure the youth and the U18 group. Cathelyne Delhaume who had finished the season with us, for her part stops for personal reasons. We should not count more departures for the group. There are still some questions about some players who work or study. We stabilize the group and will have a contribution from our U19 National and DH.

The rapprochement was made at the beginning of 2015, in order to build a solid project on women. Our rapprochement with the OV is therefore on the entire female section of the senior football school. The changes will initially be structural since we will have a summary for Wednesday sessions. In a second time we will benefit from a medical cell with Physiotherapist and Sports Physician during the Monday session.We will also have a physical trainer who can intervene when we need it on specific sessions or re-training. we will benefit from the experience of Malik Vivant, who will be the sporting director of the women's section, and finally, a financial contribution will be made to the creation of the U19N team, which is not negligible. feminine. "

Geraldine Garnier (Captain):
"The season looks difficult in view of the reshaping of the championship soon.It will be a full season and especially to be regular if we want to stay in D2! For this is also a very nice challenge and the group likes the challenges, we will have to surpass ourselves to prove that we are not in D2 by chance, so the season looks rather tense and with a lot of stakes since all the clubs will be keen to maintain themselves.

There is no real secret. It will take a lot of work, be diligent and involved in preparation until the last day of the championship. Play all games thoroughly because all points will be good to take. I think it will start well the season because if we fall behind the first few days it will be difficult to go up the rankings thereafter. The group has changed little what is a force we will rely on. There is already work that has been done for several years to us to continue in this direction and put it to use this season.

The merger with valence is a plus since we will be able to benefit from facilities that will be more suited to our needs in terms of field, medical staff even if we move away from our club at the geographical level on a training session it will not no real impact on the club itself because we are still the asvm and we will always play in our stadium. Only we will have better training conditions and the women's pole will be more structured which is essential if we wish to perpetuate our section. "

 Léana Bineau (babysitter):
"The reform requires us to be in the top 5 to stay in D2, we must take match after match and all play to win.This is not going to be simple, we have always done seasons" average "where we ended In the soft belly of the championship, a new constraint is imposed on us this season, for us to show that we have our place in D2.

Our main goal, of course, is to maintain the teams as 2/3 this year. Then, we will have the heart to respect our game project, have fun and stay welded as we have always done. There will not be easy times this year but I am confident that we can do it.

In football as in all other sports, only work pays. It must of course be a bit successful, but it will have to provoke it. For that, it will be necessary to be assidues to the trainings and to listen to the project of game that the staff wants to set up with us.

Valencia Olympics is a club under construction with good infrastructure and financial means. Their interest in women's football has allowed us to create a partnership, the Olympique helps us financially as well as infrastructure. It is very important and all the more so this year to be part of a solid project. This alliance is a good thing for both parties. "

Labidi Samir

 Credit Photo: ASVM official website