IThere will be no result without content. A small Sporting will not pass.'' Benoît Tavenot, Bastiais coach delighted to finally play a Ligue 1 in Furiani, did not need to look for words for long to motivate his group before this other Mediterranean derby against OGC Nice. And besides, Félix Tomi, in a pre-match press conference, confessed: “We know what this match represents, we heard it in the stands, we heard it in town.”
Bastia and Nice have a long history of heated matches, sometimes violent, sometimes controversial. And there is no reason for the commitment to be put aside on January 14. Because for Sporting, this Cup match comes after a great performance against the ACA, because the prospect of continuing in this competition is more than exciting. In short, there is something at stake. Perhaps a little less for the Niçois who have this important match on Friday in Lille, a team which is hot on their heels in the ranking and in the fight for the European folding seats.
A five-man defense?
However, Franck Haise's group made a good impression in Reims on Saturday. “There is athletic density, strength but also technical masterysays Benoît Tavenot. The weaker level of Ligue 1? I am sure that if you put the top three in the Saudi Arabian championship in Ligue 1, at the end of the season they go down, Cristiano Ronaldo or not! “
