“If I had been a coach, there are certain choices that might have been different”

New hitch for Stade Rennais. For the fourth time in a row (five if we take into account the elimination in the Coupe de France against Troyes), the Breton club lost this Saturday, January 25, on the pitch of AS Monaco (2-3). After the final whistle, Seko Fofana, who arrived in Brittany at the start of the winter transfer window from Saudi Arabia, admitted that there was “a lot of frustration” because “we know we have to do better”.

“Once again we reacted, it was positive but it was not enough to say that we are completely satisfied,” reacted the Rennes midfielder in the mixed zone, in comments relayed by Ici Armorique. We know that “We will have to find solutions because we are in an emergency situation. I hope that we will be able to find solutions very quickly so as not to have the same regrets after the matches.” the former Blood and Gold, which also noted “many errors” and “a lack of personality” in the face of ASM. “Sometimes the best defense is attack, not going into matches afraid, playing. There is a lack of confidence, I think, on the part of certain players. But if we want to win, it is We have to get up to speed. When we arrive, we analyze it a lot. If I compare it to Lens, it's a totally different locker room. everyone communicates, we try to make sure that things change,” assured Seko Fofana.

“We follow the coach’s instructions”

The latter then moved on to his personal case: “It's true that there has been a lot of criticism towards me. I arrive in a complicated situation where the club was in difficulty. I am someone who takes his responsibilities, I am ready to take on everything even if I find it sometimes unfair We talk about my position at the start but we see that it gets better later Yes there is a lot of frustration, I am. on both goals But what you have to remember is. the second half, I moved to midfield, they immediately started to move back. There was fear on their part, we created situations. I think we have to. we play to our strengths, not wait to concede goals to do things normally,” he said. A message sent to Jorge Sampaoli, his trainer?

“It’s certain that if I had been a coach, there are certain choices that might have been different,” replied the Ivorian. “But today the coach has ideas and also does with the players that he a. We tried things this week, some worked, others less so. When we start the match, we have confidence, we make sure things go well. is not perfect either but we must rely on our qualities because by wanting to adapt too much to certain situations, unfortunately we pay cash. The best defense is attack,” Seko Fofana finished by insisting. Fifteenth with as many points as Nantes (17), the expected play-off against Lyon this Sunday (5:15 p.m.), Rennes will host the unstoppable Strasbourg in a week, at Roazhon Park. With an offensive game, as advocated by the former Lensois?