Stade Rennais – Brest / Sampaoli: “A new cycle will start tomorrow”
Before the Brest reception at Roazhon Park, Jorge Sampaoli attended a press conference.
Loft for 4 players: It is a decision of the president, of the club, which concerns above all players who did not participate, did not have playing time, and who will surely leave the club in the transfer window.
Gronbaek : He told me of his decision to leave. He doesn't feel happy here, he prefers to find another club. It's a personal decision.
Change something: The defeat against Troyes affects us, we didn't expect it. We had a good match against Marseille, and as usual we suffered a lot away from home. We must raise our heads and try to take three points against a much stronger team, Stade Brestois. Brest is superior to us from a footballing and emotional point of view. I hope for a reaction to change the image of the team.
Giving Players Love or Lashes: There are different ways of doing things. The team may want to and not be able to, or be able and not want to. Even against Troyes, I believe that it was during our best period, where we created chances, that we were punished for an unprovoked error. This kind of result deepens the crises. Lashes or not, it's difficult to find a balance, what is important is to find the right answers, to understand our reality, the panorama of the club, why we are in this situation. Our response must be surgical. If we try a little bit of everything, we will lose the thread. Unprovoked errors are symptomatic of players who are struggling to find their place at this club. This situation has already caused the departure of president, coach and players. What are we waiting for? Other victims? We must understand the situation, the club must rebuild itself. Tomorrow, I want the team to have a great match and from there, strengthen the team.
-Maintain your confidence in your eleven: I don't have many players to change the situation. I take points before each match, we train for this match and I make decisions based on the collective. The individuals within this collective do not make any differences. We are working on the transfer window, but what I would like is for these players who can be decisive, like Blas or Gouiri, to rediscover the joy of playing. We cannot depend only on Kalimuendo. The team cannot depend on just one player. I put all my heart and all my passion into this work. A new cycle will begin tomorrow with Stade Rennes. Tomorrow the reconstruction of the club must begin. It's a big challenge. I hope that the players will overcome their fatigue, their fear, because tomorrow they have the obligation to play a great match.
Too strict a tactical framework? : We try to give our attackers time. I think that the framework does not prevent creativity. The problem is that I have players who have creativity like Gouiri or Blas, can give assists and goals, but at the moment they don't do it, the team pays for it. Against Troyes, we lost our organization, and we played in an anarchic manner, that didn't help us because we conceded 6 one-on-one situations against our goalkeeper. I do not share this vision.
Breathing: To be box to box it must be in its best version. When it does, we'll use it like that, where it feels better. But there are two moments in football, with and without the ball. When you lose the ball in Ligue 1, counterattacks can be dangerous. It is important to be well positioned and when this is not the case, the team loses its coherence.
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