During a press conference this Friday, two days before the upcoming clash against Stade Rennais, Bruno Genesio spoke about his group: the forces present and the absences.
The twelfth day of Ligue 1 McDonald's will be special in Lille, where a festive spirit will quickly spread around the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy. LOSC, which will celebrate its 80th anniversary, will nevertheless have to be wary, not remain in euphoria and remain vigilant as the reception at Stade Rennais approaches. Bruno Genesio will have to negotiate this meeting with some reinforcements in his squad, even if there are many absences to count. In total, six players will be missing, while, in the opposite direction, three elements return to the group.
The coach's words at the press conference: “Yes, it has become noticeably empty since for Sunday's match, we will still have absences, but fewer with Nabil (Bentaleb) et
Sam' (Umtiti)obviously. Ethan (Mbappé) neither with a return planned for the winter break. André Gomes is still in rehabilitation, it should be fine for next week and still Tiago (Santos). That's it for Sunday's downtime, plus Ngala (Makuu)which is suspended. […] Hakon (Haraldsson) will be in the group. He has validated all the levels and he will be with the twenty players called up this Sunday. It started again a week ago now. »
