Thomas Häberli and Ludovic Magnin know that the decisions taken in a derby are not trivial.
It’s something that can never be taken away from us, even if the calendar gives the impression that there is a derby to follow on almost every day of the championship, and that was all it was. for a month. But still, a derby is a derby. And it will always carry a little bit of excitement.
The one that stimulates the spectators, the one that empowers the actors. There, for this Lausanne-Servette on Sunday (2:15 p.m.), Ludovic Magnin and Thomas Häberli know that they cannot make a mistake. They don’t play their part. Far from it. On the other hand, they are putting a little bit of their credibility and the support they can expect from their supporters at stake. A derby counts.
From the pre-match, from the first choices. What the two coaches are going to do is not obvious. They are conditioned by the last matches, by the one they played during this English week, by the performances and by the players available. We clear the land.
In Lausanne, the Bernède data
Ludovic Magnin is not the biggest fan of rotation. Especially when his team is doing well. So, his eleven was essentially the same during the two home victories, against Winterthur, then GC. In Yverdon, on the other hand, he brought in a little more competition: the holders Koindredi, Ajdini and Okou left to rest, to make room for Bernède, Sène and De la Fuente.
And Sunday? There are many questions that arise there. That Teddy Okou finds his starting place on the right wing, that seems logical. Between Alban Ajdini and Kaly Sène, there is debate: the second scored at Yverdon, the first found the net against Winterthur. Magnin is often a supporter of the confident scorer, this could work for Sène.
But the Antoine Bernède case is important data. Will the Frenchman, who had two games on the bench after returning from injury, before being started on Tuesday, find his place in midfield? “I’m applying to be a starter,” he asserts. If he is physically fit, it is difficult to ignore him. Also because Koindredi has not necessarily made himself indispensable.
In Servette, the question of tournus
For Thomas Häberli, there are other considerations. Already, that of a close match, since Servette played Thursday against Lucerne (2-2). In addition to Jérémy Frick, Yoan Séverin, Keigo Tsunemoto, David Douline, Timothé Cognat, Miroslav Stevanovic, Dereck Kutesa and Enzo Crivelli have played most of the last two matches, including the one in Zurich last Sunday.
In this list, should we therefore expect rotation? Or are they all ready to move on? Given the particularity of the synthetic pitch, we can imagine that fragile elements are preserved at kick-off. Douline, Stevanovic and Crivelli can be the contenders. Ondoua, Von Moos and Simbakoli or Guillemenot could benefit from it.
We must also think that, in animation, Häberli will return to something more classic than what was seen against Lucerne. In other words, the central Rouiller-Séverin hinge seems to be essential. Also, Théo Magnin, author of a good match in Zurich, should be able to be reused on the left side.
Unless there are surprises. Häberli proposed it, in Zurich or against Lucerne: Ouattara, Baron or Adams took advantage of it. But this is a derby.
