A difficult Bordeaux context for the players?
For 1996 UEFA Cup finalist Philippe Lucas, it is precisely the opportunity for the players to silence all these rumors and put the church back, as they say, in the center of the village by making a good result in Rennes. Remember that last year, the situation was not much better at the same time and that we were won in Rennes on a goal from Ben Arfa. Why not repeat the good performance this season? Achieving a result in Rennes is the best thing that can happen to us to start a good series because, given the circumstances, given the classification, it would be a feat that could inflate the locker room, believes Philippe Lucas. Nothing impossible because in the last five games Rennes is three points and even Bordeaux has done better with four points in the last five meetings points out Yon Ecenarro from France Bleu Gironde. So on the current form of the two teams, we have a lot of extra sporting problems but Rennes, which is a formidable team, which has a lot of weapons, especially offensive and even in the game, it’s very interesting they don’t are not at best currently analysis Yon Ecenarro.
The right time to play in Rennes?
It’s true that with three points out of fifteen possible, it’s not the best period for Stade Rennais! Several reasons explain this difficult passage according to our colleague Pierre Legal from Ouest France. First the calendar (Rennes has lost four times against European competitors, that is to say in order, Lille, Nice, Monaco and last weekend against Lens), a game system that has no doubt become more readable after having surprised everyone in the fall and now the departure of the players for the African Cup of Nations. There are four Rennes players who are at CAN and important players including a goalkeeper and two defenders (Alfred Gomis, Nayef Aguerd, Hamari Traoré and striker Kamaldeen Sulemana). As a result, chances are Rennes would have a defensive line on Sunday, between the keeper and the four defenders, with players under the age of 21 and it didn’t work out too well against Lens the other day. The team expects to suffer on this until the end of January. Another factor is the injury of Flavien Tait who is one of the best, if not the best Rennes in the first half of the season and who was absent throughout December. Since he came back, it’s not the same game. If we add a sluggish pass from Gaetan Laborde and you have the reasons for Rennes’ poor pass at the moment, explains Pierre Legal.
M’Baye Niang’s return to Rennes good for Bordeaux?
Our colleague who recalls that Niang’s adventure in Rennes did not end very well. The luck for him is that there will only be 5,000 people at the stadium, but it must be said that the idea that he can score is a bit the fear of a lot of Rennes fans, knowing that in addition to the first leg Benoit Costil had a great game, Edson Mexer equalized in the last minutes and that last year Hatem Ben Arfa had scored at Roazhon Park. So the blow of the former Rennes who make Bordeaux shine, the supporters are a little fed up here. For the former Bordeaux defensive midfielder Philippe Lucas, it is sure that M’Baye Niang will certainly be motivated. Especially since he will play against his former partners, in front of his former leaders to whom he will want to prove that he was better than what was done with him in Rennes. Besides, he hasn’t been used too much since he arrived with us, so it’s an opportunity for him to show off and show all the good that we think of him. So this is the opportunity to have a good match. Yon Ecenarro from France Bleu Gironde likes this type of player, a profile that we also need because apart from Niang we have no one to play long as soon as we are a little under pressure. So outside and a fortiori in Rennes, his former club, we need him to play, says Yon Ecenarro. Go chick, we’re going to win in Rennes! Match to be experienced live and in full on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. on France Bleu Gironde.