Get out of a bad patch and rrejoice with victory. This is the state of mind this Saturday for the players of AC Ajaccio. They rreceive Guingamp at home at the Francois Coty stadium. It must be said that since the resumption of the winter break, the Ajacciens have struggled to impose themselves. There was the defeat against Paris FC (2-0) on Monday, against Caen (2-0) at the end of January and the draws against Amiens and Auxerre. We’ll have to pull together to stay on the Ligue 2 podium.
“There was a lack of efficiency”
“Faced with Paris FC, there was a lack of efficiency that we had already felt against Auxerreexplains ACA coach Olivier Pantaloni. We must demonstrate in such important matchesextreme rigor. Even if we concede the first goal, we must be able to get the draw.”
The coach still wants to be confident for the rest of the competition. “It’s true, these results, we are not used to having them. It’s a very poor series. But there is no worry. The last two pieces of content have been quite interesting. Once again, we will have to be vigilant on the defensive level. But the spirit of the group is still there. They are revengeful.”
Do not fall into the Guingamp trap
The encounter with Guingamp seems to be the perfect opportunity to return to victory. The Bretons are currently 13th in the standings and the match is played at home. But be careful not to make the match before having played it, recalls Olivier Pantaloni. “It’s not because we played Paris FC last week and we meet Sochaux next week that Guingamp will be easier. On the contrary, these are teams that will hang on until the end so as not to be scared before the end of this season. It is therefore a team which comes to recover points. It is up to us to be stronger than them, to manage to impose our game and to impose during this meeting. It can be a test match, following our last results.”
On the side of the group, it is the return of Vincent Marchetti, expelled against Auxerre. Michaël Barreto is not far from returning according to the coach. Jean Botué and Cyrille Bayala have just returned from the African Cup of Nations, but neither will play this Saturday. Botué is injured in the ankle and Bayala, who has just returned, will have to wait until next week to be able to join the group.