Defeated on the LOSC pitch for his first on the Stade Rennais bench, Jorge Sampaoli missed his debut as SRFC coach. A defeat which it is however necessary to qualify because he had a limited squad to prepare for this meeting, following the international break which concerned many Rennes players.
It is therefore against AS Saint-Etienne that the Argentinian technician will be expected around the corner. With a big week of preparation with an almost full squad, Sampaoli had time to focus on the big gaps in his team. The former OM coach particularly pointed out the absence of a player capable of making a difference. A profile like Gerson or Dimitri Payet, capable of a genius gesture to unblock a poorly started situation.
To materialize this, Jorge Sampaoli took the example of Amine Gouiri. And this time, it is not trivial. If the Argentinian put pressure on the Algerian international striker from Rennes, it is because he is convinced that the latter is capable of raising the cursor and pulling the group up.
“The priority is to organize this team. We are going to get through this together. Our organization must disorganize the rival. Then, we can get out of this in an anarchic manner, but we need players who make the difference, win matches on their own and in Rennes I don't see any,” he declared before focusing on the Amine Gouiri case.
“I hope Gouiri can be that player. But today, he is not. One day, it could be Gouiri. No doubt for multiple factors that I have not yet identified. With Marseille, I “We suffered enormously here. Rennes was fast with and without the ball. For there to be leadership, I have to find these players who are unbalancing.
As specified in a previous article, Amine Gouiri is more compatible with Sampaoli than Arnaud Kalimuendo. However, Gouri will have to act violently or risk being quickly branded by “Bielsa's son”.
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