It’s a match at the top that awaits us this Saturday (9 p.m.) at Geoffroy-Guichard. It is enough just to take the classification upside down. Unable to win since the start of the season and after two defeats in a row (Marseille and Montpellier) the Greens point to 19th place with three small points.
“It does not please recognizes the manager of ASSE Claude Puel. It should help us react and get out of there as quickly as possible. We had a complicated schedule but we must take it as beautiful challenges to overcome. Bordeaux is like us, in the same situation. It’s going to be a tough game. I would always prefer this kind of match because we are competitors“.
The Stéphanois coach expects character from his team. Midfielder Yvan Neyou promises in any case that he is “not afraid”. And to continue: “It’s our job. We’re going there to win and that’s what we’re going to do. For us and our supporters. Last year, with five days away, we were at the top of the standings and everyone saw us finishing better than we finished. You have to be aware that you are not in the right place. 19th at the end of the season means going down. We have a team that has the level of Ligue 1“.
Ramirez holder?
After the festival of wasted opportunities on the lawn of Montpellier last weekend, Claude Puel could be tempted to start for the first time Ignacio Ramirez. The Uruguayan striker did not have a lot of balls to eat but he showed, in a few snippets, that he could constitute a real added value in the finishing. By his side Claude Puel should start Wahbi Khazri. The uncertainty remains at the right-back position or Yvann Mason is uncertain (calf pain). Mahdi Camara could help out at this post. Unless the manager of the Greens decides to try a system with three central defenders with Harold Moukoudi, Timothy Kolodziejczak and Saidou Sow (available again).
– Kevin boderau