Defeated in Caen (1-3) after a good series of six matches without defeat, the Amiens (5th) want to revive at the Unicorn against a poorly ranked, Niort (18th) to stay at the top of the table and avoid gambling. during the international break
Benet: “Using defeats to move forward”
“After our defeat (3-0) in Metz during the first match, we were told that we were going to start to doubt a little and finally we went on six matches without losing.” remember midfielder Jessy Benet. “The defeat in Caen is a reminder to stay humble, get back to work and continue to progress. It is in these moments that we see how the group is able to react. You have to use the losses to move forward.“
Gélin: “Leave no room for doubt”
Undefeated this season at home, the ASC has every interest in rebounding immediately to remain on a positive impression before the break. “In case of defeat against Niort, which I do not hope, doubt can arise” warns midfielder Jeremy Gelin back from suspension. “We have to play a solid match, also find our values which disappeared a little in the second half in Caen so as not to leave room for doubt and end this start to the season as well as possible against Niort.”
Hinschberger: ‘Our attack is not composed’
Versus Niortais struggling in 18th place ranking and without doubt deprived of their top scorer Bilal Boutobba, the ASC will be able to count on the return of his Ghanaian defender Nicholas Opoku (Covid) and therefore of Jérémy Gélin. In attack coach Philippe Hinschberger should again align the Tolu-Papiss Cissé duo. “I don’t want to look for an excuse”explains the Amiens coach, “but when you lose your best striker between the sixth and seventh game (Editor’s note: Aliou Badji transferred to Bordeaux), that you recruit someone at that time (Papiss Cissé), that you play people who have never played together… our attack today is not composed! Offensive automatisms are the hardest to find. Against Grenoble, we played Tolu and Bandé who had never made a pass in their life! So we need time, I hope we don’t lose too much and that during this time we will still be able to score a goal from time to time to win matches.”
ASC – Niort sur France Blue Picardy
The match Amiens SC – Niort will be as usual to live in full on France Bleu Picardie with Mathieu Dubrulle and his consultant Romain Pechon (le11amienois) live from the Unicorn stadium. Pre-match at 6:45 p.m., kick-off at 7 p.m.