Ludovic Blas struggled against Wahbi Khazri and the Greens on Wednesday for his return to an axial position. JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK – AFP
- Still 17th in Ligue 1 after their draw (1-1) in the Cauldron on Wednesday, FC Nantes at least reassured themselves in the game.
- Like Ludovic Blas and Randal Kolo Muani, the Canaries have indeed delivered their best game since Raymond Domenech arrived on the bench a month ago.
- “Above all, we must not lower our heads,” insists Nantes attacking midfielder Ludovic Blas, frustrated by the result of this unsuccessful 14th match in a row.
At the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium,
At the scale of FC Nantes from
Raymond Domenech, the draw (1-1) brought back Wednesday from Saint-Etienne would almost serve as an offensive game recital. In a Cauldron that he loved to hate so much during his many seasons with OL, the former coach of the Blues may have experienced a small click, failing to collect a first success (4 draws and 2 defeats). Against
ASSE, the Canaries signed more shots on target than in their three previous cumulative matches (6 against 5), and the show offered was far less indigent than for those famous debuts at 28% of ball possession at home against in Rennes (49.1% Wednesday).
“In the game, something really happened, we could put the opponent in danger,” said Raymond Domenech. We managed to create things that we had a hard time showing until now and we did what we had to do to be able to win this game. “Yes, but this nice goal from Randal Kolo Muani (0-1, 36th), marked by the” synchronized races “of Ludovic Blas and Fabio was not enough, due to a defensive feverishness on a corner concluded in all tranquility by Mahdi Camara (1-1, 57th) and above all from a second hand car that did not bear fruit.
“We deserved better tonight”
Moses Simon’s two powerful strikes were repelled by Jessy Moulin (19th) then by the crossbar (57th), while Randal Kolo Muani wasted a duel with Jessy Moulin (40th) before also coming up against a post (72nd) . Enough to bring “frustration” to a group clinging to 17th place (with one goal vis-à-vis Lorient, the current play-off).
“These are points lost because I think we deserved better tonight,” Nantes attacking midfielder Ludovic Blas confirmed. We have to realize our opportunities, but I’m assuming we didn’t have so many before. There, we manage to create it so we must not lower our head. Repositioned in the axis in support of Randal Kolo Muani, the former Guingampais kept his own up to orient the game, and symbolize the possible beginnings of a recovery for the Canaries.
“Many players did not hide this evening”
“I like ‘Ludo’ when he’s capable of hurting himself,” Raymond Domenech blurted out with an implicit little cleat about his player’s investment in previous performances. The technique, the game, he has it all, but with his efforts to replace and press, he was able to set the tone. “Including in the locker room to believe his optimism after the meeting.
“We talked a lot and that’s when you see real people,” says Ludovic Blas. This is where you have to take responsibility. Many players weren’t in hiding tonight, that’s reassuring. The Nantes supporters would almost forget that their team did not recruit anyone during the winter transfer window, that it has not won a single match for three months and that it has a record of 8 points taken from the last 42 possible . Or not…