Dylan Batubinsika reveals the key to the match against Rennes

At a press conference, the ASSE defender mentioned this Saturday's trip against Rennes. A very special match.

This Saturday at 5 p.m., ASSE goes to Roazhon Park to challenge Rennes in a major shock in the race to maintain. Winner of Montpellier (1-0) the previous day, Saint-Etienne is in 13th place in Ligue 1, two places behind its opponent of the day. A ranking unworthy of the ambitions displayed by the Bretons in the off-season.

ASSE is not superior to Rennes according to Dylan Batubinsika

Will Rennes' recovery begin this Saturday? Dylan Batubinsika, central defender of ASSE, is extremely wary of Jorge Sampaoli's men. “There is no feeling of superiority because of their start to the season and their ranking. We are not superior, we have our weapons and we will defend ourselves as best we can, and above all, give our best. We know they are behind us, but that means absolutely nothing, the points are tight and it's only the first part of the championship. When we see the squad, the budget, what their club has been doing for several seasons, we know that they will come back at some point” he said at a pre-match press conference in comments reported by EVECT.

“We expect a fight with their new coach”

The one who will likely be aligned with Yunis Abdelhamid in central defense alerted his teammates to the different characteristics of Rennes. “We will have to manage to get around this team, that’s what we worked on this week with the staff. We expect a fight with their new coach whose style we know well since his time at Marseille. It will be a match with a lot of energy on our opponent’s side, we will have to be at our best on the big day.”