The Yellow and Green will have played 20 minutes today: the first 10 and the last 10. On 97 minutes in total with added time, it is not enough. And this is clearly reflected in the clear 3-1 score. At a press conference, Antoine Kombouaré said that he wanted to see a show because he was bored, and well, we were bored despite everything.
Harmless and clumsy in the only small opportunities they had, the people of Nantes simply did not exist today. Defensively overwhelmed, they also suffered against the very offensive Strasbourg team. In short, nothing good, nothing to remember, the good start to the season already seems so far away.
The Tops
As you may have understood, no FC Nantes player deserves to be called “Tops” after this meeting. None except perhaps Bahereba Guirassy who found the net for his return after an injury. With only around forty minutes in Ligue 1, the young Canary has already scored two goals. But after only playing 25 minutes this afternoon, he still remains not rated.
The Flops
If we lack Tops, we will not, for the moment, lack Flops.
Marcus Coco took a blow to the head. Literally in the 35th minute of play after a corner, as well as figuratively as he struggled against Sebastian Nanasi and Diego Moreira. Non-existent offensively, he was hardly better in defense and was at fault for Andrey Santos' second goal. A match to forget which brings him a 3/10 from L’Équipe and Tribune Nantaise.
Nathan Zézé et Jean-Charles Castelletto were unrecognizable today. Faced with Strasbourg's speed, our headquarters took on water from all sides. They were taken by surprise by the left, the right, the center, in short, everywhere. The young Frenchman gets a rating of 3/10 from L’Équipe and 3.5/10 by Tribune Nantaise, while for the Cameroonian defender, the editorial staff agrees on a 3/10.
Surprise holder of a position usually occupied by Johann Lepenant, Tino Kadewere failed to make us forget the summer recruit. If the entire offensive line is to be criticized, Tino did not know how to show himself in the game. Invisible, both in the creation with in particular 9 lost balls, he also did not know how to make a physical impact and won 0 duels throughout the match. He will be replaced shortly after the hour mark by Ignatius Ganago who will not do much better than him. He also collects a 3/10 from the newspaper, but only one 2.5/10 from our editorial team.
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