Bourigeaud’s rage after one of his three missed actions. – Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP
Stade Rennais, which had four victories before the truce, was held in check (0-0) in Nantes on Wednesday evening.
The Rennes, fourth in L1, had 53% of the time the ball, but few clear chances were created.
Julien Stephan, the Breton coach, did not hang around in the press room and confided his frustration .
A bit more four minutes. That’s the time that remained Julien Stephan in front of the journalists after the draw (0-0) of his training at Nantes , Wednesday evening. Short answers. Often similar. To point out the same evils on this Breton derby: “the lack of accuracy, efficiency, depth” of his team. “We came to take more points than that. We didn’t seize our opportunities at the start of the second half, it’s the turning point of the match. “
This fateful moment occurred between the 49 e and the 49 e. During these four minutes, Bourigeaud had three opportunities between his feet to tilt the derby again in favor of Rennes. To the 49 e, on a cross from Truffert, he first missed his recovery. A minute later, Pallois countered him in extremis when he was in a good position. And at the 49 e, his curled strike licked Lafont’s bar. Before and after these four minutes of the second half, the Stade Rennais spun the ball (72% possession of the ball), without always knowing what to do with it. “When we have so much the ball in the feet, we must create more opportunities, plague Stephan , who had decided to leave Camavinga and Niang on the bench at kick-off and to start Hunou in front and Salin in the cage. You need more presence in the box, especially when you face an opponent who defends very low. “
Grenier’s mood gesture
Offensively, Rennes (4th in Ligue 1 after this day) struggled. Julien Stephan’s training did not frame any keystrokes while he compiled 20 centers. Three balls were touched by the Bretons in the Nantes penalty area. That says a lot about the cutesy performance of Terrier, Hunou and perhaps to a lesser extent – as he seems capable of making the difference on acceleration – the Belgian Doku. “Our lack of accuracy will be a problem in our second part of the season,” Judge Stephan. “It’s still a game of recovery, we will gain momentum”, relativizes the central defender
Nayef Aguerd .
A meeting during which Grenier, rather to his advantage in the middle of the field, stood out when he was replaced by Camavinga at the 74 e by kicking a bottle … “He’s a competitor,” defused Julien Stéphan. His shortest response from the press conference.