RC Lens hosts Nantes this Saturday as part of the 11th day of Ligue 1 (7 p.m., to follow live on Lensois.com and broadcast in full on DAZN). The Lensois must bounce back after 2 consecutive defeats.
To achieve this, Will Still must deal with a decimated attack since the now usual packages of Martin Satriano (knee) and Wesley Said (quadriceps) is added for this meeting the suspension of M'Bala Love. Highly uncertain due to adductor injury, Florian Sotoca is finally in the group, but he was described as very fair last Thursday. Not sure that the Lensois coach will take the risk of aligning him from the start. In this context, Rémy Labeau Lascary should in any case have the opportunity to start.
A modified diagram?
In a readapted offensive sector? Unless it launches young Kembo Diliwidi directly into the deep end, Racing could adapt its system as Will Still suggested this week. This could involve a transition to one point and two animators. Anass Zaroury would naturally find his place on the left. In a register where he only has left-handers and where Florian Sotoca seems fair and Adrien Thomasson is comfortable in the middle, the option David Pereira Da Costa seems credible while Angelo Fulgini returns from injury. In defense, the suspension of Abdukodir Khusanov does not really raise any questions in the event of maintaining a three-way defense. We should find the Gradit-Danso-Medina trio which has proven itself. On the other hand, a question mark where Przemyslaw Frankowski was the subject of a little uncertainty due to a new blow to the foot. He remains the number one choice if he is indeed fit to play, which was not the case in Paris despite his presence in the group. But the absence of Tom Pouilly reduces the alternatives to Jhoanner Chavez. On the Nantes side, note the surprise absence of Tino Kadewere.
The probable compositions:
RC Lens : Samba (ch.) – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Frankowski, Thomassion, Diouf, Machado – Pereira Da Costa, Zaroury – Labeau Lascary.
Substitutes: Koffi (g.) (ou Petric (g.)), Chavez, Diliwidi, El Aynaoui, Fulgini, Mendy, Ojediran, Sarr, Sotoca.
Coach : W. Still.
Nantes: Lafont – Coco, Castelletto, Pallois, Cozza – Chirivella (cap.), Augusto, Gbamin – Abline, Ganago, Simon.
Substitutes: Barbet (g.) (ou Calgren (g.)), Acapandié, Amian, Duverne, Guirassy, Leroux, Mohamed, Mollet, Thomas.
Coach : A. Kombouaré.
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