Once again weighed down by a quickly conceded goal, Amiens SC sank against Troyes (0-3) on Friday evening. The fault lies with an absolutely weak defense. From 2 to 5, discover our ratings after this match counting for the 17th day of Ligue 2.
Man of the match
Thanks to his volume of play and his self-sacrifice, Kylian Kaïboue (5) at least had the merit of creating an illusion in this match. Once again, apart from a solo action by Nordine Kandil (33′), he was the only one to take responsibility to try to bring his team back into the game (15′, 44′). Abandoned by a Owen Gene (3) ghostly and quickly replaced by a Frank Boya rather uninspired, Kylian Kaïboue tried to compete alone with the solid and complementary Trojan midfielder. And if there was waste in his game (78% successful passes, 25 lost balls), it is also because he was one of the only ones to take risks and try to verticalize the game, including 11 deep passes. Far too alone.
The disappointments
Faulty on the first goal, the fault of an alignment that is doubtful to say the least, Rémy Vita (2) actively participated in the defensive wreck of Amiens SC against Troyes. In enormous difficulty holding off Cyriaque Irié, he let the latter offer a goal ball to Renaud Ripart (33′), before being literally mystified by the former Dijon player when he smashed Gurtner’s right post (48′ ). Offensively, he tried to bring the surplus but showed incredible clumsiness. In distress.
But where did the Mohamed Jaouab (2) of the first semester? Since his return, the defender on loan from Rennes has been a shadow of himself. Incredibly passive on the first goal, he let Cyriaque Irié control with his back to the game and turn around to adjust Régis Gurtner with a small point (7′). After that, he showed himself to be extremely feverish in all his interventions, displaying a worrying fragility in all the duels he had to compete in. And as if that wasn’t enough, the Moroccan continues to disappoint on restarts, which is supposed to be his strong point. Depressing.
When the Amiens ship pitches, the commander Régis Gurtner (3) often responds to plug the gaps. Facing Troyes, the Alsatian sank with the rest of the crew. Extremely slow on the first goal, he chose not to come out and ended up paying for his delay. Just before half-time, he was not flawless on the break goal scored by Rafiki Saïd, with a shot from a rather tight angle at the near post (45’+1). At the start of the second period, he only delayed the deadline by interposing in front of Youssouf M’Changama. Before the latter offers the third goal to Renaud Ripart (50′). Above all, he never behaved like a captain, capable of rallying the troops to ring in revolt. An observation that is repeated week after week.
Deprecated upon its release, Louis Mafouta (2) played an eighth match without shaking the nets in Ligue 2. If he was not helped by his partners in the offensive sector, with no one really surviving in this match, the Central African was also caught up by his shortcomings techniques. From the moment the opponent manages to limit the spaces to attack, the top scorer of Amiens SC struggles to exist in the combined game, multiplying hazardous checks and questionable transmissions (68% of successful passes). Never in the right tempo, he was even flagged offside at the conclusion of his team’s rare interesting offensives.
Romain PECHON
The notes of Amiens SC – Troyes
Gurtner (3) – Corchia (4), Bakayoko (3), Jaouab (2), Vita (2) – Gene (3), Kaiboue (5) – Kandil (3) – Lutin (3), Leautey (3) – Folders (2)
Photo credits: Daniel Derajinski/Icon Sport
