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For the first match after the international break, Stade Malherbe Caen goes to Bauer Stadium to face Red Star this Friday October 18, 2024 (8 p.m.). To start a positive series, Nicolas Seube could choose to shake up your starting lineup after fielding the same team for four consecutive matches.

Didi Gaucho suspended, Yann M’Vila injured

While he seemed to have found his duo of scavengersNicolas Seube will have to cope without them for this trip to the Paris region. Didi Gaucho is suspended, and Yann M’Vila (muscle problem) is out. “Having suspended and injured players happens,” said the Caen coach calmly. There, what’s annoying is that it’s the same sector of play. But we have players capable of playing in these positions. »

If the names of Noé Lebreton and Lorenzo Rajot instantly come to mind, we must also take into account the overall balance of the team. A priority of Nicolas Seube in his compositions.

The difficulty is how to combine them. The idea is to find a composition that is able to overcome the problems of the moment. Namely to solidify the defensive aspect, because we concede too many goals, and to bring positive things offensively.

A change of device?

It is an idea which is under discussion within the Caen staff for some time. Nicolas Seube is considering the possibility of moving from a system with two central defenders, to a three-way system. “It’s a discussion we have with Patrice (Sauvaget), he said. There are possibilities. I am not thinking of just adding people behind it. The idea is to have a team balance to not only have a good defensive base, but also to pose a lot of problems to the opponent. » He knows this system well having used it during the Gambardella epic in 2022. Epic in which Brahim Traoré, Noé Lebreton and Tidiam Gomis took part.

I used this device almost in all the matches in Gambardella. He brings a lot of offensive animations. It requires a lot of participation from both right and left central defenders. The other idea is also to be able to field an additional central attacker.

Last season, Nicolas Seube had already tried to evolve in this system after Godson Kyeremeh’s injury.

Between available players and the need for resultsNicolas Seube will have choices to make. The trip to Red Star is already an important match against a team that is also in difficulty at the start of the season.

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