Against LOSC, Jorge Sampaoli took his first steps on the bench at Stade Rennais. We cannot say that the show was there. Nothing to worry about Rennes supporters, whom Mattéo Guendouzi tried to reassure.
By offering the services of Jorge Sampaoli, the leaders of Stade Rennais wanted to take their own club on the wrong foot. Historically, the Bretons have never had such a volcanic coach at the head of their squad, whose passion is so expressed on the edge of the green rectangle. While the supporters were surely expecting a drastic change in appearance from the first meeting, they were quickly cooled by the copy given to Lille. However, there is no need to worry according to Mattéo Guendouzi, who played with the Argentine coach during his time at OM. The French international is certain that he is the ideal person to revive Rennes.
Mattéo Guendouzi reassures for Jorge Sampaoli
In an interview given to SoFootMattéo Guendouzi took the time to reassure Rennes supporters. The midfielder, who now plays for Lazio Rome, was in the Marseille squad during Jorge Sampaoli's only season in charge. “ An exceptional meeting, and it really hurt me that he left at the end of the season. It was very, very, very, very strong. And the marker, we come back to it, is that you can ask all the players present in the squad that season, everyone had fun. Sampaoli makes you want to believe in his philosophy, in his vision of football, and he also had, I think, the perfect pieces to respond to it. I was already watching a lot of Ligue 1, but I'm going to follow Rennes' matches even more now, that's for sure. It's great for the championship that he's back, and I know it can do something big if all the players agree to follow him “, declared the former Marseille player about the Argentinian coach.
Jorge Sampaoli has new appointments
The first meeting of his career on the Stade Rennais bench was therefore not very good in Lille on Sunday afternoon with a 1-0 defeat in a particularly close match. However, he came across a tough opponent for his baptism of fire. Facing Saint-Etienne, Nantes then Angers, the Argentine coach will have more than one opportunity to revive his team against a squad lacking confidence.
