Herve Renard got off to a flying start as Sochaux coach with a dramatic draw against Ligue 1 early leaders Monaco on Sunday.
Monaco took a 2-0 in the first half before finishing 2-2 at Sochaux.
The draw saw Sochaux deny Monaco their first away win against their hosts since 2007.
Meanwhile, the home side rallied through goal’s from Cedric Bakambu in the 57th minute and Joseph Lopy in the 69th minute to share the points with the principality club.
Zambian striker Emmanuel Mayuka started the match but was substituted in the 65th minute.
Sochaux stay second from bottom in 19th place but has seen Monaco drop from first to second place.
And it was a forced substitution due to an injury. Emma played well.
Did u watch the Game. I personally feel Emma has seen his better days coz u can’t have a player who dives when he has an opportunity to score. After the Afcon he has only scored 1 goal in a friendly at South. In fact Zambia needs to start searching for a Top man
The PE teacher has continued with is draws legacy…. No surprises here
Do you know a good player when you watch him er her play?
1.1 Roadrunner
Zulu is spot on…it was a forced substitute and yes I watched the whole match. If you had watched the game then you would have noticed that Mayuka is their hope in their fight to stay up…the boy was fast on the run, 90 percent of his touch was magical, even when they were two goals down everybody knew that Monaco was not safe…it was Mayuka that inspired that team to fight more so when he had two to three defenders to contain with-his only problem is height, he has everything-control, vision, power, name it….the boy will be back-all you doubters can take this to the bank…i just hope and pray that his injury is short term…
Well said Dojo@ 1.4
For those of us that saw this game, Your analysis is spot on!Once Mayuka gains enough Game Time, which hes not really had since leaving Switzerland, will be a Force to reckon with in French League 1 football.
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I watched the match.It was very exciting, but i was however disappointed by Mayuka`s performance.The dude missed three clear scoring opportunities with one of them where he was one on one with the keeper. Sochaux was a better team in that game.I was very proud of them.
He has only himself to blame as the ball is in his court!!
The sitter he missed had too much pace on it…the other two misses are natural to someone who has played football before…i have seen VAN P miss better chances—you will be soon supporting Mayuka…AGAIN.
Well mayuka is an average player who can just give BP if you wait on him.Wishing Rena well he had outlived his usefulness here.Search for talent should continue…change brings new hope we may get goals this time…
He is a draw specialist
Are you passing gas? Bean specialist
Sochaux FC should brace themselves for draws as that is what the PE teacher is good for!!
Better than a loss. It is a start. He left Zambia. That’s what you wanted. Please give him a break.
Remember that everytime a new manager takes over; players always try to impress him…Renard will soon be exposed. Moreover the PE teacher was the least of Zambia’s problems the cancer to Zambia’s problems is in Football House and the Great King based in RSA…the sooner you folk WAKE UP and RELIES this the better for Zambian Football.
Awe Ba Mayuka likula nomba.
Another reason our players “finish” quickly is that the cheat their ages hence their dietitians are unable to specify the appropriate diets for them. The likes of Giggs can play at that stage of their career because the adhere to a specific diet specific to the age take the example of Emmanuel Mbola he claims to be 20 years old and is prepared a diet program of a 21 year old yet his actually 25… he is just cheating himself and his body.
@jay jay……….Mayukas actual age is 33, the boy was born in 1980.
hey! iwe ati shani?
33…..
The draw king. He has taken his draws there.
Please Renard, can I join you in ze French liga? Ze people in zambia are crazy! Zey arrest ze player and take zere passport here.
Monaco is a very strong team full of quality players, & for Herve’ to guide his team to a draw against them after going 2-0 down within 10 minutes, shows what a quality Coach he is. Those who understand French soccer will know that was similar to Manchester City going 2 up against Norwich, & Norwich coming back to level + out- playing City in the 2nd half.
Zambias problem as witnessed against Brazil, is lack of goal scoring players, as evidenced by Mayuka missing 3 chances.
Herve’ will do well @ Sochaux as he’s got Goal scorers, & if they misfire he can buy @ the transfer window.
For all the Renard haters, he will do well @ Sochaux, make a name for himself, & one day in future possibly manage in the premiership.
For the haters their bitterness will remain static!
In Zambia Renard never had a plan B, back home (his home) he seems to have one, i.e, he is able to make changes that work.
If Herve was our coach when we played Brazil, we were going to draw that game… Nobody has won anything with draws, not even an independence tournament in Mpongwe can be won with draw!! We wish him the best of luck though!
Suprisingly when Herve saw that Mayuka had gone to the french club Sochaux..He also followed was that a coincedence?I remember Renar calling loud at Mayuka just out side the pitch line.Mayuka!Mayuka!
The Chipolipolo were able to win the Afcon because Renard was able to produce the best defense formation at the tournament. It is the more reason they were ejectd from the prevous outing without even losing a single game. This defense formation even Brazil had to rethink in order to penetrate it. This is what Renard was good at. The ability to make worldclass defenders. He knew that lf you cant score at least you be able to defend well.We cant take it away from him.
Sorry please mr/ms editor, this story has nothing to do with Zambia.
On what channel was the game. I want to watch it next time?
Funny how some arm chair critics were calling Renard a P.E. teacher when he was the Zambian coach. I wonder what they have to say now?
Some comments pipo,where does the issue of ages come frm,when the theme is about Renards draw,
jayjay
A PE teacher is far much better than an interpretor….mwabuka buti…. He says goodmorning. But this interpretor is among the in football.
dear editor
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Give Renard a break. He won you Afcon with average players. Zambia has never won the afcon with better players but he did with so so players. The man made Zambia shine with team work.