Pascal Gastien will see this a little further. Clermont Foot coach suspended after his expulsion on Wednesday against Lens, in an arbitration frenzy. If the red card is a strict application of the rule, the nine yellow cards, in a perfectly peaceful encounter, seem somewhat exaggerated. This provoked the ire of Pascal Gastien who will therefore be in the gallery at the Mosson. It is Manolo Gas who will pass the instructions at the edge of the field, but as the coach admits, smiling: “He has been used to it for five years” ‘.
In any case, the point taken against Lens has been good. Even if there is still a lot of things to improve, if the Clermontois have not mastered everything in this meeting, morale is good again. Because the players were able to verify that they could compete with the very good teams in Ligue 1, that they could create many chances and hurt the opponent.
Increase the intensity
It is played a lot in the heads. Because we saw a fairly feverish Clermont team in the first half, even more after the goal conceded. Controls a bit long, uncertain passes, failed technical gestures which showed that doubt was present. Before disappearing in the last ten minutes, when the players and the public pushed together, resulting in the logical equalizer of Yohann Magnin.
This is the mystery and the charm of football. In any case, this match brings additional certainties to Clermont in their quest for maintenance. They put a lot of intensity into the game on Wednesday, much more than on Sunday in Reims, this is how they can achieve good results and come out of the last part of the ranking.
Lots of absences
Unfortunately, a central hinge will have to be rebuilt again since Jean-Claude Billong is forfeited for this trip. The other central defender, Josué Albert is also injured, Pascal Gastien will have to innovate, probably with a player who is not a specialist in the position. The attack will also be decimated since Jim Allevinah is also forfeited as well as Pierre-Yves Hamel. We must add the red card of Yadali Diaby obviously suspended for this meeting and the longer injuries of Houtondji or Rashani, that makes a lot of people less. The Clermont coach had to tap into the B team to compose his group.
Montpellier – Clermont Foot, it’s a meeting to be livedn direct on France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne this Sunday from 2.45 p.m.