TOPS
Camavinga and the Rennes community reigned supreme
The French neo-international has found light in the gentle Riviera.
Determining in his orientations and invaluable in his ball retention, Eduardo Camavinga shone and symbolized a Rennes environment which reigned over the match.
A little less prominent than Grenier in the first period, the Rennes number 10 signed a second period of high flight where he found all his technical palette.
His inspiration for Traoré would have deserved to be decisive (69th).
Impregnable with the ball at the foot, he pushed the Rennes block forward throughout the meeting.
He appears to have regained his confidence after a duller spell since returning from injury on November 20.
Rennes and Niang on the revival
Holder for the first time in the league since the first day, M'Baye Niang signed the victorious goal of his team.
Aligned at the top of 4-3-3, the Senegalese has long been dependent on the flashes of Truffert and Doku on the sides.
It is also on a high recovery of the first city that he came to beat Benitez closely (28th).
Often lonely, he will paradoxically have less weight than his partners but his goal is of capital importance after eight matches without success.
A first goal this season for the former future player of Saint-Etienne who is called to count this season in the absence of Serhou Guirassy for a few more weeks.
Thanks to him, Rennes remains in contact, four points from the podium.
Maoussa, the handyman
His absence of almost two months penalized a Stade Rennais where he had won on his left lane last season.
Back at the end of November, the former Nice gradually gained strength until this second tenure in Nice, where he was omnipresent on his left side.
Well helped by the help of the training side Truffert on his side, Faitout Maoussa offered several climbs to the forefront.
Sometimes from the right, his bad foot (24th, 76th), or even from the left in an unusual playmaker position (51st), the former Nancy brought danger to Benitez's goal.
Defensively, he did his job, interfering in particular with Claude-Maurice (55th).
In the oven and in the mill.
Stewpot, Maoussa.
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FLOPS
Claude-Maurice does not take the chance
In balance with Rony Lopes, the former Lorient was established in attack with Amine Gouiri.
Very voluntary, the number 10 from Nice has nevertheless sinned too much in the last gesture to justify the confidence granted by Adrian Ursea.
After missing the frame in an excellent position (8th), he failed to deceive the vigilance of Romain Salin three minutes later (11th) to sanction the good start of the Riviera match.
Then he gradually disappeared and suffered from the comparison with Gouiri.
He still lacks promptitude in front of Salin in the second half (55th) before giving way to Kasper Dolberg, ghostly for his return after reinfection with Covid-19.
Nice's defensive feverishness
Niang's goal is symptomatic of Nice's lack of confidence in defense.
After an insecure pass from Jordan Lotomba behind, Danilo gave in under pressure from Truffert in his area before Niang came to conclude.
At the mercy of the stops of Walter Benitez (25th, 51st) or miraculous rescues (14th), the Aiglons will have suffered in the aerial duel but also in their back, especially on the left side, where Jérémy Doku and Hamari Traoré benefited from a boulevard to express themselves.
The Defense at Five is not the miracle solution as the absence of Captain Dante is increasingly felt.
Danilo's injury exit on the hour mark did not help.
No goals in three matches with Adrian Ursea
Besides the eight games without a win or the five straight losses at home, another bad streak is underway for the Gym.
And this coincides with the enthronement of Adrian Ursea on the bench.
For his third game on the bench, his men still have not found the net while his team had scored at least one goal in each game from early October until the dismissal of Patrick Vieira.
This Sunday, the awkwardness of Claude-Maurice (8th, 11th, 55th) and Gouiri (2nd, 37th, 41st) will have been crippling but the lack of variety on the offensive plan was glaring against a team yet not at the best of neither does its shape.
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