Raymond Domenech at the end of the Breton derby. – Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP
  • For the first of Domenech on the bench, the Canaries held the Stade Rennais in check (0-0) on Wednesday evening at La Beaujoire.
  • FC Nantes spent most of their time chasing after the ball leaving the ball to Rennes.
  • Raymond Domenech nevertheless found a lot of positive in this first match of the year of his family.

If this team seemed less sick, it is still really at the beginning of its convalescence then. Wednesday evening, in a Beaujoire empty, sad and icy, the Canaries (16 es of Ligue 1 after this day) conceded the point of the draw (0-0) with Rennes, further stretching their streak without a win to nine meetings. For the premiere of Raymond Domenech on the bench, the FCN, organized in 4-4-2 with the duo

Coulibaly – Kolo Muani in front, has made a good defense by opposing Rennes, who are technically stronger, a compact block.

“We have found this defensive solidity which was missing, we found the basics, ”said defender Sébastien Corchia. Nantes sought more to reassure themselves without taking risks than to play disheveled. So much so that the people of Nantes left the ball to the people of Rennes 67 % time. An unwilling strategy to hear the new Nantes technician. “It wasn’t a choice. If we could have kept it 72% of the time, we would have done it. But against this team, it’s complicated. “But, in this game, the Canaries almost won. Louza first came across an excellent Salin ( e), Corchia also on a sudden cross-shot (53 e). At nine minutes from time, the head of Coulibaly came close to the amount of the Rennes goalkeeper. Which was ultimately used much more than Lafont, almost technically unemployed except for 20 e at 49 e where Bourigeaud had three opening balls of the score…

Laborious, very laborious in the game

Raymond Domenech has done a little a lot on the qualities of “solidarity, envy” of his training. But, could he rent something else from his players? “In the balance sheet, it’s only a point, but I saw a team that played together, who spoke. I liked this first in envy. “He then spoke” of the smile solidarity ”. However, it was difficult for him to ensure the after-sales service of his team’s game as the Canaries seemed laborious in collective expression. “We have to regain confidence, have more serenity and keep the ball a little more because we have players capable of building. We laid the first stone. Now we must continue to improve the game. ”And there, the margin is large. “It’s difficult to assess on this match, he replied when we told him that the site was huge. He admitted, however, that he lacked “an offensive potential to materialize” the opportunities.

A colleague then smiled at her at a press conference: “Is this a successful first for Raymond Domenech ? “It does not count that, what matters is that the FCN showed the face of a L1 team. »But, low in Ligue 1 then.