ASSE travels to Rennes this Saturday (5 p.m.). SRFC is going through a difficult period in Ligue 1. Daniel Riolo commented on the news from the Breton club and is worried about the dynamic before receiving the Greens.
Daniel Riolo : “Rennes for the moment, from Sampaoli, we only saw the hat. He said after the match that there was work to be done. For now, I want to ask them, guys, do you want to can you tell me, they have to buy players, the transfer window was done badly, etc. Maybe when we see what's happening on the pitch, it's difficult to contradict.
But does that mean that the sporting director arrived this summer, Massara, about whom the best things were said, he would have made available players who are pipes in Ligue 1? Which I don't necessarily believe. When we watch the matches, that’s what we can say to ourselves. Yesterday, things went badly with trainer Julien Stephan. A whole little gang was complaining. Was the problem Stéphan? We're going there with new players. It doesn't work with Stéphan. Alright. Goodbye Stephan.”
Daniel Riolo calls out to the players
Daniel Riolo : “We waited all the same this season, but it's really a disaster. Sampaoli when he arrives and watches the Rennes match at Lille, it's not even a project that he has in front of him. This is not the house to renovate. It has to go back to the foundations of the team! It's terrible. You want to go see the players: “Do you want to play football or not? You have a salary. You are a contract. But just run! Do something, speak up!” This is beyond shame. You didn't even honor your contract.
I don't mind being told that there are absentees, that some are not playing their position, that recruitment is bad. But they are professional players! You have no right to behave like that. That’s pathetic.”
Rennes in danger in Ligue 1
Florent Gautreau : “The match was not good, however, it was Sampaoli's wildcard match. Nobody in Rennes thought he was going to revolutionize the team in that match. And, the fact that it was in Lille, against a club that was favorite, it was not the worst scenario for Sampaoli. The worst-case scenario could be now. There, they have a sequence of three matches where they host Sainté, they go to Nantes and they host Angers.
It's now that it starts for him in Ligue 1. He had a little time with the break, but he also had traditional players from the internationals. So now he saw his team competing. He put his system in place, he restarted a few players. He also lost Seidu. He's going to have to change back. Now it begins. We suspected it was going to be complicated. We were expecting some strong choices. We saw the system, but above all, the players did not enter into the battle at all. That is to say that the Sampaoli effect, the electro-shock side in terms of intensity, of motivation did not take place. For the rest, we will observe.
