While Mikayil Faye is having a difficult start in Rennes, the Senegalese got to know Jorge Sampaoli, his new coach. And during the last match against Lille, the defender discovered his peaks of anger.
Mikayil Ngor Faye, Senegalese defender from Stade Rennais, is going through a complicated period at club. On the collective level of aprd. After a series of poor performances, the SRFC, beaten on Sunday by Lille (1-0), remains on three defeats in a row in Ligue 1. Absent during the last Lions gatherings, Faye was not spared from criticism and during this meeting in particular, he who has only 6 appearances this season for a meager total of 375 minutes of play.
The 20-year-old talent was called upon to replace Ghanaian defender Alidu Seidu, who was seriously injured during the match. However, the attitude of the young defender Senegalese has not escaped his new coach, Jorge Sampaoli, who recently arrived after the dismissal of Julien Stéphan. The Argentinian technician was particularly annoyed by the behavior of Faye, who took what was considered excessive time to put on her socks before entering the field.
“This is not normal…” pour Sampaoli
« My anger over Faye's entrance? It's not normal for a player to take so long to put on his socks “, commented Sampaoli after the defeat. This remark, which echoes the rigor of the Argentinian, underlines the pressure exerted on Faye in a delicate moment for Rennes, 15th in the ranking.
For the defender, experiencing such a baptism with Jorge Sampaoli is not necessarily very encouraging. This is his first season in the first team and the former Barçawho arrived this summer in Brittany for around 10 million euros, had never played at this high level. He now knows the latter's requirements.
Hicham Bennis
