The defeat in Lille? “A good starting point” for Sampaoli, who requires “time”

The new Rennes coach Jorge Sampaoli, who has been working with his entire group for only a few days, asked for time for the situation to improve this Sunday, after the defeat (0-1) in Lille.

The arrival of Jorge Sampaoli on the Stade Rennais bench has not yet had the desired effect. The Rouge et Noir suffered a third consecutive loss this Sunday in Ligue 1. A defeat synonymous with concern since, depending on what the other matches of the day are like, the club could find itself in an unfortunate position in the standings this evening, at Dam place.

After twelve days, the emergency begins to emerge. New coach Jorge Sampaoli, called to the bedside of a sick team in the middle of the international break, asked for “time” to heal the wounds and ensure that the attack improves. The fiery Argentine coach, however, felt that the defeat in Lille was “a good starting point”.

“By working, we will improve”

“We neutralized this team which has very important players, which beat great teams, Real Madrid, which played well against Juventus, against very strong teams,” said Sampaoli. “It was a very balanced match,” he added. “We really tried to play with defensive rigor. The idea was to avoid being disorganized, and it worked quite well, but we took This goal, offensively, we lacked arguments.

At the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Stade Rennes proved to be fairly harmless, striving to play as a unit, without managing to create the slightest significant opportunity. The Rennais only scored one of their four attempts. “We need time to find answers on the offensive level in particular,” said Sampaoli. We had little time to work with this group of players. By working, we will improve to create more offensive actions than the opponent.”