Stade Rennais: Sampaoli has decided for his captain!

It is Steve Mandanda who should be Jorge Sampaoli's first captain at Stade Rennais.

Present this Friday at a press conference before his first match on the Stade Rennais bench against LOSC, Jorge Sampaoli suggested without completely confirming it that Steve Mandanda will remain the Rennes captain. “The role of the captain is above all to convey to me the feeling, his perception of the team, and for me it is up to the players to choose him. I know Steve Mandanda very well, he is a legend, I think he is a good captain and he surely will be. »

Mandanda remains the Rennes captain

According to information from Ouest-France, Steve Mandanda, who should start in the Rennes cages against the Mastiffs, should wear the armband during Jorge Sampaoli's premiere and should remain the captain of Rennes for the moment. But as we revealed to you this Friday, the Argentine coach is considering the idea of ​​recruiting a new goalkeeper this winter and could therefore remove Steve Mandanda from his starting place and his role as captain.

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