Just after the elimination in the sixteenth final of the Coupe de France against the Stade de Reims (4-1), the coach of the northern club, Sebastien Dulongcourty returns for Coeurs de Foot on the performance of his team and his club. Ascq businessman who is growing more and more.



Football Hearts - Feeling that you are a coach really attached to women's football?

"Yes, I started 12 years ago now, with U16s, after I got into the game quickly. and this sound good values. At this age, girls feel more serious training, personal investment. There is much more desire to learn. Once, we had chained thirteen defeats in a row. Well they were still there, present at the training ... "


How do you analyze today's match?

"Honestly in the draw we said Stade de Reims (grimace). In addition to leave so much to shoot a very very big. After I know a little [Stade de Reims], with the U19 we meet once a year, and it was a pleasure to receive them here. We prepared it a bit like it was a league game, even if a cup has nothing to do. But we did not want to do too much, disrupt girls by increasing workouts or whatever. You had to take it as casual as possible. Even though Tuesday's [training] session was very complicated, the pressure was coming (laughs). "


"After the feeling of the match, the opponent was far superior to us. It's going to 3000 per hour, we did not physically hold. But I think we went out with honors. It was really the goal because the qual you dream of it all the time, but hey. The girls were at the height of the event and I find that the club too, volunteers, partners, supporters. All. We try a little to instill this family spirit and give importance to everyone. "


You played without complex anyway ...

" That's it. We tried to play our game and that's also why we did not necessarily change our game system. As a player, I remember meeting Dunkerque which was a division above, and my coach had changed everything. and we were frustrated. Because we had lost as we would have lost otherwise, but we had this feeling to say that we had not played as we used to. I did not want to reproduce that with my players, even taking ten [goals]. And in the end we managed to set up what we wanted. "


Yes and more you get to equalize.

"Yes that was cool. That's what I said, good to lose 4-1 is not bad. But when you lose 4-0 and you put the goal, good atmosphere is worse. There [by equalizing] the atmosphere it was extraordinary. We dreamed of small and it was cool. After the best has won and it made sense. But the opponent respected us and that's really good. "


 Did you start the club?

"Yes, I started the club three years ago with two colleagues. I had the opportunity to be hired in Flers, but I refused to create this club. "


It's very recent, since June 2014 you said, and yet you already have 200 players?

" That's it. After the installations help well. And it's still a budget of 15,000 euros a year to train and play. But we knew where we put our feet, then we have good partners who follow from the start so it helped a lot. After it is true that 210 players is great. The girls come here for fun, and I think that's a big part of women's football. This is also the values ​​of sport, to have fun and not necessarily just to win. Especially in a match, on two teams there is often one that wins, so much to take pleasure above all. Seeing a girl arrive with a smile is good, but the goal is that she leaves with an even bigger smile. Then personally if I do not enjoy myself I stop. "


At the same time you are first of your championship?

"Yes, but we're having fun too. There we are first but it is also a job that bears fruit after several years. After there are still twelve matches of the championship so there is still the road. "


But do you hope for the rise in the upper division?

"Last year we finished third and lost to Le Losc on the last day. It was played between them and we lost in the last five minutes because we absolutely had to win and we took offensive risks. It did not pay but it was a real good time. There are people. Then it was logical also we had just climbed. But yes there [this year] we will try to do better. If we can do second or first, we will not interfere (laughs). "


You are in partnership with the LOSC precisely?

" That's it . We started a partnership more than a year ago now. "