After the FC Rouen, Concarneauet ASPTT Dijon et Grandvillars in the Coupe de France, the DFCO has a series of victories to continue. And, why not, a place on the podium to seek. Friday November 22, 2024, the “Reds”, 4th, host FC Versailles, 10th, on the occasion of the 13th day of the National. While negative temperatures are forecast for Gaston-Gérard, here is everything you need to know on the eve of the meeting.
Hamada relapses, with or without Moco?
After having played extensively last weekend in the Coupe de France, Baptiste Ridira should return to his usual starters. Ben-Chayeel Hamada, scorer in the Coupe de France, returns to the infirmary, victim of a relapse of his ischio injury. Souleymane Cissé and Victor Poisson are still out. A “form of reflection” exists around the presence or not of Zoran Moco, he who was retained with the selection of Guadeloupe these last few days.
Stay in control at home
Since the first day of the championship, and this 1-0 defeat against Bourg-Peronnas – only goal conceded at Gaston-Gérard this season – the DFCO has got into a good habit: being super-solid at home, with three wins and a draw. The downside: only four goals scored at home.
Ikanga, a trigger?
Beyond its centuries-old charm and the beautiful stories it generates, the Coupe de France has virtues. In particular, it allows certain players to regain confidence by scoring. It doesn’t matter if the opponent is an amateur and plays in the Regional, a goal is a goal. Last weekend in the Territoire de Belfort, DFCO striker Jovany Ikanga scored twice, having not scored since September.
“He transformed into a surface player on his two goals. It’s one more color on his palette, he absolutely must move forward on this, to make differences in a more axial rolecongratulates his trainer, Baptiste Ridira. A goal is a goal, in official competition it is never easy, we have seen it clearly since the start of this year, with quite a few chances that we do not convert, whether in the championship or in the Cup we have to be more efficient, which we strive to do on a daily basis”.
Versailles has just changed coaches
FC Versailles has just number a new coach: Jordan Gonzalez. Former coach of the U17s and U19s at OL, he made his first appearance on the bench in the Coupe de France last weekend, for a Versailles victory (3-1 against Canet-en-Roussillon). It was Jean-Luc Vasseur who started the season as coach, before being sacked at the beginning of October. Jeremy Clément, former midfielder for PSG or Saint-Etienne, had taken over as interim manager – with a rather positive record of two wins, two draws and one defeat.
A more difficult match to prepare for in these conditions? “We relied both on what already existed, on what they have done since the start of the year, on their Cup match, and on the philosophy that we were able to extract from the information collected on the new coach It also allows us to work on our own game plan, not to focus too much all the time on the opponent, it’s good to have the opportunity to refocus.indicates Baptiste Ridira, highlighting as margins for progress “efficiency” and the need to treat a form “impatience” on the matches.
- Too cold to go to the stadium this Friday? So stay warm, France Bleu Bourgogne is putting on its biggest coat and its most comfortable socks to make you experience the match, meet at 7:15 p.m. for the pre-match, 7:30 p.m. for the kick-off of the full DFCO!
