Ligue 1. After FC Metz's slap at Hoffenheim: leaders, show yourselves!

Beaten in every department of the game on Saturday during their final warm-up match at Hoffenheim (8-0), FC Metz never revolted. After the departures of Matthieu Udol, Alexandre Oukidja and especially Ismaël Traoré, leaders will absolutely have to emerge within the Grenat locker room.

Benjamin Stambouli and Maxime Colin (center) are among the key players at FC Metz, but other players are yet to emerge. Photo: Hugo Azmani

Between them, Alexandre Oukidja, Ismaël Traoré and Matthieu Udol have nearly 1,200 professional matches. The three men, whose voices had been heard in the FC Metz dressing room for several seasons already, left the Grenat ranks this summer. An end to the adventure that the management had planned for the two thirty-somethings, but not necessarily for the left-back, who was initially retained before finally joining RC Lens .

With the experienced Arnaud Bodart, and even Ablie Jallow, less vocal but who was one of the oldest – he joined the club in 2017 –,...

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