The SM Caen (17th) will he manage to raise his head this Friday (8 p.m.)? In Ornano, facing a team from Guingamp (6th) in legs, the Normans, who are on a series of 6 consecutive defeats in all competitions, will absolutely have to show more than in recent weeks to get closer to the first non-relegation places. Ahead of a 20th day of Ligue 2 crucial, the SMC coach, Bruno Baltzartook stock of his group and discussed the importance of the winter transfer window as well as the ingredients to get out of this negative spiral.
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An update on the group
« There are very positive signs for Yann M'Vila, he has not trained with the group, but there are very good signals to be available with us soon. Emmanuel Ntim too, who spent a full week with us. So it may be an option too […] Yann M'Vila has a fantastic state of mind, a player with his experience, his history. He wants to help the group, but it's not for tomorrow. I hope everything goes well with him very soon […] We need his quality, his experience, his maturity. This is what our team lacks, the maturity to get out of this difficult situation. He is one of the players who has this ability to sense the moment, to have the mental strength to face the challenges that we will find every week. We need him. »
The winter market
« The transfer window closes on February 3, so we don't have much time. We know that the January transfer window is special, it's difficult to bring in quality because the good players have a contract, those who can leave have something that doesn't work in their club, so these are situations which can be weird. We have identified players, very advanced negotiationsbut unfortunately the processes are not yet complete. We will wait until the end of the transfer window. I already told you that it wasn't difficult to bring in players, but players with the quality and experience we need are more complicated to find. I hope to have news soon, to integrate new players as quickly as possible […] You know my dynamic, the idea is to work with a group of 20 to 22 players to have quality sessions. I am professional, I respect all the players, and having 26 or 27 during the session means putting some aside. I don't work like that. We have already spoken with a few players (editor’s note: affected by a possible departure) to find a definitive solution or on loan. »
-Ending the negative spiral
« I believe in work, in competence. I don't believe in miracles. The truth is that our way of working shows that we have the technical and tactical quality to get out of this situation. But of course he lacks much more, he lacks personality, ambition, hunger to succeed. Sometimes we lack that, and we have to find that. A good number of players can bring freshness. I continue to try to find solutions, you saw that I was not afraid to make decisions and change. We need stability, a collective dynamic. We need time to build it, but if we need to find quick solutions, I'm not afraid to make decisions. »
Does he already feel weakened?
« No not at all. I have the support of the players and the management. I'm not afraid, I don't feel threatened. I am ready to hear the reactions of the supporters, they are right, they are not happy and they should not be at the moment. It's normal. But I continue to do my job. Even if I was here with three wins, I wouldn't be a popularity phenomenon because I won three matches. You have to try to be balanced. »
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