Saïd Benrahma during OL – Nantes / ©loffprod
Replaced by Rayan Cherki, Saïd Benrahma was injured in the first half against Nice (4-1). Pierre Sage did not want to take any risks with the Algerian.
Four goals against Karabaghfour goals against Nice. After a real harmless inefficiency in recent weeks, theOL started the second during the week. Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze logically take the light with their five combined goals out of the eight, but it is the entire offensive sector which finds color, even with rather reduced playing time. Said Benrahma is part of this category, which does not prevent it from being decisive. In Qarabag, he delivered a cross for Malick Breathing and was on the action of Mikautadze's second goal. On Sunday, the Algerian had some difficulties on the right lane, but as if by miracle, it was during a short passage to the left that he caused to serve Alexandre Lacazette at the far post (43rd).
Sage: “When there is doubt, there is no doubt”
However, this decisive action could not be accompanied by another upon returning from the locker room. In fact, Peter Sage chose to bring in Rayan Cherki for the benefit of Fennec. A tactical choice after a sluggish first period? The justification is found elsewhere with a physical problem for the winger. “We have had almost no injuries since the start of the season. We just have Saïd Benrahma who had a slight muscle injury in the first half. As I usually say, when there is doubt, there is no doubt and there was a very fresh player on the bench (editor's note: Rayan Cherki), so he took his place.” In his management of a bloated workforce, Pierre Sage also has the king's choice and for the moment, it is rather bearing fruit.
