the SM Caen has the opportunity this Friday to chain a second success in a row by receiving Niort in a late match of the 20th day of Ligue 2. Stéphane Moulin’s men have only succeeded once, during the first two days. They especially want to confirm Monday’s convincing success against Ajaccio (2-0), which they could not achieve after their performance in Toulouse (2-3) last September.
“I’m not going to say that I can’t wait to see how we’re going to behave, but in any case today we have a point of reference and I would very much like to show that that’s it, explains Stéphane Moulin. We have something. We are moving towards something lasting, consistent, effective. Which was not the case, for example, after the match against Toulouse. We are not going to rehash the past but I remember Toulouse’s comments: “that’s it, it’s the click. And then finally it was rather slaps.”
The Norman football club only records returns when approaching the reception of the Chamois (8th). It’s rare enough to point it out.
There are no sores, there are no injuries
“We recovered well. Afterwards, it’s always difficult to know where we are since the sessions remain recovery sessionsunderlines the Caen coach. In any case there are no sores, there are no injuries. That means everyone should be operational tomorrow (Friday). We will even have more since we will recover Nuno da Costa without losing anyone a priori.”
But at the time of chaining a second match in four days after the success against Ajaccio (2-0), the Caen staff to closely monitor the state of form of the group which varies from one player to another. . This could lead the Caen coach to give some breath, or even change the system to bring Nuno Da costa back.
They were 100% to play the game. Will they be four days later? That’s the question
“I have boys who played on Monday but who had not played for a long time. Alexandre Mendy had not played for five weeks with an adductor injury. We must also judge the guarantee that we will not take risks by aligning him four days later. There are also Johann Lepenant and Brahim (Traoré) who were returning from the Covid. It is this match four days later that raises some questions. There was also Djibril (Diani) who had not not played for five weeks. They were 100 per cent to play the game. Will they be four days later? That’s the question.”
Defender Adolphe Taikeu and forwards Kelian Nsona and Benjamin Jeannot continue their treatment program.
The Caennais group to choose from : Yannis Clementia, Rémy Riou – Yoël Armougom, Brahim Traoré, Ibrahim Cissé, Prince Oniangué, Jonathan Rivierez, Hugo Vandermersch, Aloys Fouda – Anthony Gonçalves, Jessy Deminguet, Djibril Diani, Johann Lepenant, Yohan Court, Steve Shamal, Ilyes Najim – Andréas Hountondji, Alexandre Mendy, Nuno Da Costa and Caleb Zady Séry.