Val d'Orge is one of the surprise teams of this first half of the season in D2. Third in group A, the Val d'Orge manages to play the holiday troubles and exceeds for the moment the objectives of the beginning of the season. Formed in the first leg, Luce Ndolo Ewele, the top scorer in the pool, has been involved in the form of his club and his goals for the end of the season. Interview.

Soccer hearts: The Val d'Orge makes a very good start to the season, are you surprised by these results?

Luce Ndolo Ewele: "Surprise? No, not really, we had prepared well during the preparation period, there were some arrivals who improved the group, we were able to set up automatisms. Last season also helped us, we managed to get good results even against teams that played in D1, no match is played in advance so we try to do our best. "

What was the goal set by the club at the beginning of the season? Has the speech changed?

LNE: "Compared to the new reform, the maintenance was really the main objective.Several descents is a lot.In D2 everything goes very fast.It is enough to lose two games to get caught up in the standings. we can finish on the podium we will not be deprived of it Whatever the objective initially set the speech is always the same before each meeting: you have to win. "

How do you explain the current success of the club compared to last season?

LNE: "I arrived in Val d'Orge last January, we are better on the field with the girls so the results inevitably follow."

How strong is the team this season?

LNE: "There is a very good atmosphere in the group, and last year, despite the difficult season, there was always this good spirit of training, in particular, we are a group that does not let anything go. good individualities that carry the team in important moments. "

Do you think you have the weapons to fight to the end with Metz - Arras and Reims? After all, there are only seven points of difference ...

LNE: "Whatever the answer I'm going to give, only the field will give its truth.I can tell you today that we are the best, but if tomorrow on the ground we pretend, my words will have no interest So yes, as long as the match has not started it's 50-50, and then I know we have the ability to do good things, it's up to us to prove it. "

What do you think of the new reform of the D2 with these six raids per hen?

LNE: "As in every project there is good and at least good, we can see the objective of the federation (FFF), with a championship that will become more competitive.There will be a certain elite of football now. But it could be complicated for the 18 clubs coming down in DH next season ... It will be a real war, but for those who stay in D2, it will be much more interesting. the goal is to gradually get out of amateurism with the project of pulling women's football up, the problem is that some clubs will not succeed in getting out ... "

You scored 12 goals, so you're the top scorer in Pool A, was that a goal for you?

LNE: "As an attacker, scoring it is still a goal, playing in front, if you do not score it will soon be felt in the results of the team.It is part of my job so implicitly mark a a number of goals is necessarily a goal. "

Have you set a goal goal or a milestone to pass this season? You have already practically reached your total of last season which was 13 ...

LNE: "No match is alike so in the end you have to try to do your best every time, but I do not set a level to reach."

You are the most used player of the Val d'Orge since the beginning of the season, you played all the matches as holder. What is your status in the locker room?

LNE: "I have always had a very good understanding with all the girls, obviously because of my performance on the field, I feel that there is a certain confidence on the part of the staff, since my arrival there has always been this respect between the players I always give the best of myself to do the job well. "

What are your main qualities on the field?

LNE: "My main quality is speed, and at the level of my calls, this speed allows me to make the difference, I have also made a lot of progress in finishing, I miss out on fewer and fewer chances. I've been able to put some goals in the lead this year so that's good, I'm constantly growing. "

At what level should you still progress?

LNE: "We never really stop making progress, we always have to work, I can improve in all areas, and I need to work hard to continue learning.

You already knew the D1, it is a goal to replay there?

LNE: "It's been a long time since I'm at this level so I would like to explore all the tracks that will be offered to me.If I have the chance to return to D1 it would of course be positive, even if I have not I still have a lot of experience, I have the cards in my hand, it's up to me to continue to develop and to propose interesting things in the field and then we'll see where it takes me! "

And finally, what can we wish you for this end of the season?

LNE: "To continue to give the best of myself to every game to regret nothing!"

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