Brest Stadium. Hero of the start of the season, Abdallah Sima had a difficult month

His first month in Brest was a waking dream. Arriving at the tip of Brittany in the last week of August, Abdallah Sima did not take long to get the Brest public in his pocket. He first scored the goal offering the Finistère club’s very first victory in the Champions League, against Sturm Graz (2-1), on September 19 at Roudourou. The left winger then did it again in even more spectacular fashion two weeks later in Salzburg with a double (4-0).

Enough to make his coach happy. “It’s very Nice to have seen him decisive straight away, especially in this competition. When you have a decisive day in a big match, it’s better for the collective. Today, he fulfills what we imagined he was capable of doing”savored Eric Roy. But since then, the mechanics have seized up. Because of a muscle injury, which had already bothered him at the start of the calendar year while playing for Glasgow Rangers.

“His glitch remains intact”

As Nice presents itself on Saturday at Francis-Le Blé, the Senegalese international is heading towards a fourth consecutive withdrawal from Ligue 1. “Abdallah Sima is in rehabilitation, it seems short to me for the Nice match”confided Eric Roy at a press conference this Thursday. The Senegalese international has been suffering from a hamstring injury for a month. « The day after Salzburg , he had skipped the match that followed. He didn’t go for selection because he was embarrassed. We tried to treat him during the period. On arrival, we realize that for the moment his problem remains intact. »

Absent against Le Havre and Rennes, Sima nevertheless reappeared in the starting lineup against Leverkusen ten days ago, his only appearance since the 1^is october. The striker was more discreet than usual, even if he was involved in the action of Brest’s equalizer. “He played against Leverkusen because he wanted to, but he wasn’t 100%”explains Eric Roy.

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The Finistère coach now wants to put an end to the trips to the infirmary. “Today, I want players to be 100% on the pitch. We’ll let him come back. We are going to put in place a now very defined protocol so that we can recover it 100%. »