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This Tuesday, the UNFP revealed the nominees eligible for one of the nine trophies rewarding the best elements of this season. However, the union of professional footballers seems to have forgotten some names that have marked this year. Here is, according to So Foot, what should have been the real list of nominees for the UNFP trophies…

By Clément Gavard and Léo Tourbe
Wednesday May 4Modified Wednesday, May 4 at 6:14 p.m.

Best player in Ligue 1

Kylian Mbappe (PSG): It completely ruins the suspense of the title race as the one to designate the winner of this individual trophy. We had however said that it was not good to spoilerKylian.

Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille): Fortunately it is not really named. Because if he talks as much on the field as during his speech, the ceremony would have lasted until dawn.

Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes): Since the editorial team did not want two players from Rennes among the five named, it was necessary to sacrifice the elegant Martin Terrier to highlight the essential midfielder. The Northerner has very often had a red face this season, it simply means that he has been monstrous.

Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco): Fewer pawns than his friend Wissam Ben Yedder, a few air holes, but a full season and an unstoppable status in the Monegasque midfield, whether under Niko Kovač as under Philippe Clement.

Seko Fofana (Lens): Have the voters forgotten that Lucas Paquetá passed away after three excellent months? We can also forgive the small hollow of the Ivorian international, more often impressive than disappointing with the Sang et Or.

The real names: Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) – Martin Terrier (Stade Rennes) – Lucas Paquetá (Olympique Lyonnais) – Dimitri Payet (Olympique de Marseille) – Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco).

Best goalkeeper in Ligue 1

Walter Benitez (Nice): It was believed that he had taken French nationality to play with the Blues. In fact, it was to be the best tricolor goalkeeper in the championship and attract the chauvinist vote.

Matz Sels (Strasbourg): Strasbourg did not lack Salts to join the battle for European places until the end of the season. A complete and modern last bastion.

Anthony Lopes (Lyon): He may not have made enough kamikaze outings to catch the eye of the jury, but he allows OL to still be alive three days before the end of an insignificant season.

Marco Bizot (Brest): He sent Gautier Larsonneur, the kid from Saint-Renan, on the bench to give us many spectacular parades. The new Breton lighthouse.

Predrag Rajkovic (Reims): He caused controversy because he asked Messi for a selfie at the start of the season. Finally, it may be Pulga who wanted to take a picture with the Serb.

The real names: Walter Benítez (OGC Nice) – Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain) – Alban Lafont (FC Nantes) – Pau López (Olympique de Marseille) – Matz Sels (RC Strasbourg).

Best hope of Ligue 1

William Saliba (Marseille): In the league, he held the OM defense like an old veteran. William Serein.

Castello Lukeba (Lyon): At 18, he taught Jérôme Boateng how to defend. That puts you the guy.

Melvin Bard (Nice): The football equivalent of Adrien Quatennens. It would not be surprising to see him among the best players in five years.

Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens): The only PSG-owned player on this list. To reward yourself, you have the choice between 130 minutes of play in the Coupe de France with Paris, or a loan to Fulham. So ?

Adrien Truffert (Rennes): He turned off the competition from Birger Meling to have fun in his favorite role as a full-back counter-attacker. Filled with talent.

The real names: Arnaud Kalimuendo (RC Lens) – Castello Lukeba (Olympique Lyonnais) – Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain) – William Saliba (Olympique de Marseille) – Khephren Thuram (OGC Nice).

Best Ligue 1 manager

Jorge Sampaoli (Marseille): After having only played with midfielders this season, Jorge will try next year to win the Champions League by only fielding goalkeepers.

Bruno Genesio (Rennes): The new apostle of total football, quite simply.

Julien Stephan (Strasbourg): Give him three pieces of wood, he can make you a cabin. The former Rennais has confirmed his talents as a strategist while advancing discreetly, without revealing all his cards, over the season. The ideal profile of the good adventurer on Koh Lanta.

Frank Haise (Lens): He made RC Lens very exciting for something other than Bollaert and “Les Corons”. A tall man.

Antoine Kombouare (Nantes): It had been eleven years since he had finished in the top 10 of the championship. A performance that will unfortunately remove him from the corporation of firefighters.

The real names: Christophe Galtier (OGC Nice) – Bruno Genesio (Stade Rennes) – Antoine Kombouaré (FC Nantes) – Jorge Sampaoli (Olympique de Marseille) – Julien Stéphan (RC Strasbourg).

Best French playing abroad

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid): A great opportunity for him to work on his speech for the Ballon d’Or.

Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig): The kind of player that we regret not having in our league. What a pity that he was not trained in France.

Mike Maignan (AC Milan): He will probably chain two titles with two teams that had not won a championship for ten years. It seems that Dortmund are interested.

Mathias Coureur (Cherno More): Our favorite globetrotter will have experienced Turkey, India and Bulgaria this year. His match against OFK Botev Vratsa (1 goal, 1 assist) will be remembered.

Xavier Mercier (OH Leuven): The caviar gentleman of the Jupiler League has once again lived up to his reputation this season, distributing 14 offerings in the Leuven jersey, which makes him the third best French passer behind Kylian Mbappé and Christopher Nkunku, tied with the excellent Jean -Luc Dompé from Zulte Waregem, whom we greet on the way.

The real names: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – Ousmane Dembélé (FC Barcelona) – Theo Hernandez (AC Milan) – N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea) – Mike Maignan (AC Milan).

Best player in Ligue 2

Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse): A compass in the eye and an extraordinary blase, what else?

Gauthier Hein (Auxerre): When you are nominated for the Puskás award for a goal against Niort, you deserve to be on this list.

Youssouf M’Changama (Guingamp): If Juninho no longer had his head at OL this season, it was because he was secretly playing at Guingamp.

Tony Mauricio (Sochaux): It has the name of a very Spanish singer, very sunny. The myth falls when we know that he plays at Sochaux.

Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio): Many of them, the Ligue 2 attackers, returned to the locker room saying to themselves: “Oumar killed me” .

The real names: Gaëtan Charbonnier (AJ Auxerre) – Rhys Healey (Toulouse FC) – Gauthier Hein (AJ Auxerre) – Youssouf M’Changama (EA Guingamp) – Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse FC).

Best goalkeeper in Ligue 2

Benjamin Leroy (Ajaccio): Less spectacular than Jérôme in his time, better ranked than Benjamin Lecomte, and just as effective. A wall.

Vincent Demarconnay (Paris FC): He rehabilitates the guards of 1.80 meters, thanks to him.

Yahia Fofana (Le Havre): The only ray of sunshine at the HAC this season, since Mathis Abline only landed in February. Unfortunately, we will have to let him go to Angers where he will not make a mark by passing behind Petković.

Lucas Chevalier (Valenciennes): Ivo Grbic? Leo Jardin? No, the future goalkeeper of LOSC has won his place about fifty kilometers from the town of Martine Aubry, in Valenciennes.

Per Kristian Bråtveit (Nîmes): Nîmes has not lost all of its flair for unearthing nuggets in the Nordic countries.

The real names: Vincent Demarconnay (Paris FC) – Yahia Fofana (Le Havre AC) – Donovan Léon (AJ Auxerre) – Benjamin Leroy (AC Ajaccio) – Maxime Dupé (Toulouse FC).

Best Ligue 2 coach

Philippe Montanier (Toulouse): Just for the pleasure of seeing the conductor of the former Barça du Nord go from best La Liga coach to best Ligue 2 technician in less than ten years. Our second division has talent.

Jean-Marc Furlan (Auxerre): In the running to win his third UNFP trophy for best Ligue 2 coach. It’s time to do like your teams and agree to move up to Ligue 1.

Omar Daf (Sochaux): No, it’s not the nickname of Omar da Fonseca on the Internet, but the name of a coach who should count in the years to come. And who above all gave hope to the people of Sochaux.

Olivier Pantaloni (Ajaccio): Dropping the shirt, okay, but dropping the Pantaloni, never.

Stéphane Dumont (Guingamp): We thought that the En Avant Guingamp would find a place outside the professional world, then the sauce ended up taking and the EAG Dumont version will undoubtedly be one of the contenders for the climb in a year.

The real names: Omar Daf (FC Sochaux-Montbelliard) – Thierry Laurey (Paris FC) – Philippe Montanier (Toulouse FC) – Olivier Pantaloni (AC Ajaccio) – Didier Tholot (Pau FC).

D1 best player

Marie Antoinette Katoto (PSG): Paris Saint-Germain will not have succeeded in finding the clone of Lionel Messi, but it may hold that of Kylian Mbappé in the feminine.

Ada Hegerberg (Lyon): Finally someone who has won the Ballon d’Or and is doing really well in France.

Clara Mateo (Paris FC): In addition to being a polytechnic engineer, she is very good with a ball in her feet. Perfection.

Kheira Hamraoui (PSG): More effective than a World Cup in France to highlight women’s football, it’s strong.

Lea Le Garrec (FC Fleury): Ah good, she is Breton?
The real names: Kadidiatou Diani (Paris Saint-Germain) – Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain) – Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain) – Catarina Macario (Olympique Lyonnais) – Clara Mateo (Paris FC).

By Clément Gavard and Léo Tourbe