Sensitive to the environmental cause, Nantes goalkeeper Rémy Descamps would like to see Ligue 1 clubs change their travel habits.
He describes himself as “bearer of ecological values”, without wanting to endorse the label of ” activist “. Nantes goalkeeper Rémy Descamps, who recently launched Doxa, a brand of “ethical” clothing, spoke about his environmental awareness in an interview with So Foot.
The player trained at PSG, who acted at the start of the season for the Canaries during Alban Lafont’s injury, notably raised the subject of travel for Ligue 1 clubs, where there is undoubtedly better to do. “Last season, I think we took the train once, notes the Canaries player. Afterwards, for shorter trips, we take the bus: Rennes, Lorient, Brest, Bordeaux, Angers… When we go to Paris, taking the plane is a bit nonsense. It takes so long, with check-ins etc. at the airport, than taking the train which puts you in town straight away. »
“Galtier? That really shocked me “
Descamps regrets that taking a plane has become a habit for professional training. “These are decisions made out of routine, he explains. We’ve been flying for fifteen years, some don’t see why we should change that, when the ecological question should be part of the equation. I would love for Nantes to be a pioneer on this issue. It wouldn’t hurt anyone, and it wouldn’t change much in our football routine. But it’s not at all us who make the decisions. »
Nantes-Paris was precisely the trip that PSG did not make by train last season, which Descamps can accept. On the other hand, the Nantes goalkeeper did not appreciate the reaction of Christophe Galtier on the subject, who had launched the “sand yacht” controversy. “It shocked me to see that the reflection was not even taken into account, confides Descamps. I can understand that for PSG, taking the train is unsafe, in terms of security. But answering this question in this way shows that the ecological question does not enter into the equation. As if it doesn’t concern them, even though it concerns everyone. »
