Shock of these 32nd finals of the French Cup 2024-2025, the FC Metz will have to travel to a team of Ligue 2, Troyes, relatively in good shape and who could quite eliminate the club relegated from Ligue 1 if he is not careful! Stéphane Le Mignan will have to manage without Jallow, Deminguet, Sy and perhaps without Traoré who is uncertain, to achieve a better result than in the championship. Indeed, ESTAC had managed to beat the Grenats even though it was a match between leader and bottom of L2 during the 7th day. But another important event in the life of the club also monopolizes the technician’s attention: the January 2025 transfer window, during which his team will perhaps make some offensive adjustments in addition to the arrival of an attacker already recorded.
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“We took stock this week of the upcoming market opening. We look at what worked well collectively and individually. I believe that the team must be stronger, that’s my job. Will things change in terms of staff? It’s the game of agents, of players… Some may be dissatisfied with their playing time, with the quality of their game, things can change. For us, I think we can strengthen ourselves, since our offensive sector relies a lot on Sabaly. We have a player who will arrive, Idrissa Gueye, but he is a player who is young, who is coming back from injury and who has never played in the professional championship in Europe. We are vigilant in this offensive zone. Afterwards, there will also be economic realities which are an important parameter in the management of a transfer window. The athlete’s will can quickly be calmed by the economic situation. »
“Troyes is in good shape, the team has taken a lot of points recently and is doing better than when we played against them. We didn’t take any points there. It’s a pretty powerful team with quality, it won’t be an easy match to qualify for the round of 16. It’s up to us to play a more successful match than in Ligue 2, I think we are capable of improving a little in quality in the return phase. We are solid defensively, I think we have to keep that and move forward a little in the offensive game where we have been struggling a little bit, I think, for a few weeks. It’s a little more laborious. »
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