Jorge Sampaoli's debut is not what was expected at the head of Stade Rennais. With two victories in Ligue 1 in the space of six games, the former coach of Olympique de Marseille has failed to turn around the direction of a club that has been sick since the start of the season. 14th in the standings, with only 17 points, the Bretons will have to pull themselves together for the second half of the season. With only one point ahead of the Saint-Etienne play-off, the Rouge-et-Noir will not have such a simple schedule in the championship with the reception of Brest and Strasbourg for two trips to Monaco and Saint-Etienne. Valuable points will have to be snatched by the protégés of Jorge Sampaoli, who would be at the heart of internal tensions at Stade Rennais.
Deep differences between Jorge Sampaoli and Frederic Massara
According to the latest revelations from L'Équipe, there is tension in the air between Jorge Sampaoli and the Rennes sports director, Frederic Massara. In question, the tracks of this winter transfer window. If the arrivals of Brice Samba and Seko Fofana have strengthened the Rennes squad, the former coach of Olympique de Marseille still hopes to have reinforcement per line. The Argentinian proposed several avenues and they would have been put aside by the sports director of Stade Rennais. And obviously, that would not please the former Albiceleste coach. Everyone will have to put water in their wine in order to put the Rouge-et-Noir back on the right track.
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To summarize
There would be tension in the air between Jorge Sampaoli and Frederic Massara. Indeed, the former coach of Olympique de Marseille proposed avenues for the winter transfer window which would have been rejected by the sporting director.
