Undefeated leader of L2, Paris FC receives Nancy (15th) who has not yet won (1 draw, 2 defeats) this Saturday (7 pm) at Charléty stadium during the 4th day of L2.
Girard remains measured.
The only team to have won its three matches, Paris FC remains on a good performance in Amiens, relegated from L1 (2-1).
If all the signals seem to be green, René Girard made a point of warning his group before the arrival of Nancy: "These victories, we went to look for them, we did not steal anyone but we have not yet won anything, launches the coach. Parisian.
The road is long.
Our main danger is us in the behavior we want to have.
That's why you have to stay humble and focused.
I will not give gifts to anyone.
Girard expects a complicated game.
“We have met quite athletic teams so far.
Nancy is a team profile that we have not yet faced, it is more playful.
We will see how we will adapt.
It will give me good indicators.
You will need to be attentive, vigilant and very disciplined.
"
Still without Marvin Gakpka
.
The former messin, a flagship offensive rookie of the off-season, must still wait to make his debut in the league with Paris FC.
While he was building up during the end of the preparation, Gakpa was first affected by the Covid-19 just before the first match in Chambly.
He was then injured on his return to training.
"But we hope to recover it quickly," assures René Girard.
A group that is growing nevertheless.
Apart from Marvin Gakpa and Thibaut Campanini in the recovery phase, the staff recorded several returns this week.
Lamine Diaby Fadiga, injured since the resumption and Youssoupha Ndiaye are thus in the enlarged group of 20 players selected against Nancy.
"For a coach, it's always better to be spoiled for choice," considers René Girard.
Until now, we have always played with many absent because of the Covid and the injured.
But it showed us that we had a group and not just a team.
Knowing that we can rely on 22-23 competitive players also allowed us not to force to bring back our injured and take risks with them.
Now there is going to be more competition.
To be on the ground, you have to earn it.
"
Zero success for Nancy at Paris FC.
Nancy has never won on Paris FC in six official matches (2 draws, 4 defeats).
Since the Parisians' recovery in L2, they have won the last two confrontations at Charléty (2-1 in 2017-20018 and 2-0 in 2018-2019).
Nancy remains on very negative series.
In L2, Jean-Louis Garcia's team has not won since ... January 10, or 11 league matches.
And outside, it's even worse.
Nancy remains on nineteen consecutive games without a win since April 2019.
Karamoko and Akichi, the reunion
.
Right-back Souleymane Karamoko and midfielder Edmond Akichi played two seasons at Paris FC between 2017 and 2019 (8th and 4th in L2), where they had the first experience of their career in L2.
"I owe him a lot, it's the club that gave me the chance to express myself in L2," Akichi explains.
I also learned a lot there.
I have good colleagues at Paris FC.
But I don't go to Charléty for friendship, I go there to win.
"
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PARIS FC - NANCY,
Saturday (7 p.m.), Charléty stadium (Paris XIIIe).
Referee: M. Vernice
Paris FC:
Demarconnay - Belaud, Bamba, Kanté, Hanin - Mandouki (cap.), Name, Nomenjanahary - Lopez, Laura, Guilavogui.
Repl.
: Nkambadio (left), Abdi, Hadjam, Kikonda, Ndiaye, Arab, Diaby Fadiga, Martin, Pitroipa.
Entr.
: Girard.
Absent
: Gakpa (injured), Campanini, Maisonnial (recovery), Sila (choice), Koffi (suspended).
