Lille – Stade Rennes: Mandanda on track to remain captain
At a press conference, Jorge Sampaoli detailed his method for appointing the captain of his team, and reassured that Steve Mandanda should continue with the armband.
This is one of the expected decisions when a change of coach takes place, especially when the team has been doing poorly for a while. Arriving around ten days ago, Jorge Sampaoli was reassuring regarding Steve Mandanda and the future in the eleven of the goalkeeper whom he had put on the bench during his visit to Marseille. This Friday for his first pre-match press conference, the technician explained his method.
“Above all, I want the captain to represent the team. For me it is not my role to choose the captain, it is up to the players to choose him”confides the Argentinian. “His role is to convey to me the feelings of the team, its perception. Steve (Mandanda) is someone I know very well, he's a legend, I think he's a good captain, and he surely will be. »
As it stands, Mandanda should retain his captaincy, and de facto his starting position, according to these statements.
