While his choices during the match have paid off time and time again since his arrival at LOSC, Bruno Genesio detailed this Thursday, at a press conference, what dictated his decisions and his coaching. With the emphasis on group management, and a clever combination of preparation and adaptation.
Bruno Genesio, magical coaching?
This season, a quarter of LOSC’s goals were scored by a substitute player at kick-off. For comparison, according to figures collected by the Côté Stats site for the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 season, only 11.5% of championship goals came from the bench. A sign that Bruno Genesio has found the right vein with his group, this state of affairs has persisted over time. From the first match of the season, against Fenerbahçe, where Edon Zhegrova offered the victory (2-1, 90+1′) after coming on as a substitute (71′), until the last Champions League match to date, with Hakon Haraldsson who this time turned into a hero against Sturm Graz on his first ball (3-2, 81′).
But then, what is the recipe? Before planning on the match itself, it is necessary to work well on a daily basis with your squad. “ We must concern everyone: those who play, those who play less, those who do not play not, explains the LOSC coach. Even those who are injured, because they also have a very important role in the group. The goal is to keep everyone under pressure, because we need everyone to get through a season. Especially a season with such a number of matches. I concern them in terms of playing time, but also through attention. » So Alexsandro spoke, this Friday, of a “friend” when talking about his relationship with Bruno Genesio, when many praise his deeply human and empathetic side.
When it comes to coaching during the match, the keys are divided into two parts: pre-match reflection and preparation, then adaptation throughout the match. “ Before the match, try to imagine different scenarios by establishing different possibilities depending on the course of the matchengages Genesio. But very often it’s instinct and adaptation to the match scenario. Sometimes you can predict a change before a match, and then it turns out that the guy you wanted to take out is very good, and another one is a little less so. We anticipate, but at the moment, it’s adaptation with an element of improvisation. It is the performances of each other and the scenario of the match that make us react. » In other words, if the plans have been established for Auxerre, Bruno Genesio does not rule out shattering them if necessary.
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Source: LOSC
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