After a thunderous start to the season, including a series of four consecutive league victories, Stade Rennais stalled with three draws, and two consecutive defeats, against Angers (1-2) in Ligue 1 and Seville (1-0 ) in the Champions League.
This current mishap cost him his place as leader, now owned by a PSG to whom the Bretons will visit in eight days.
All probably without his nugget Eduardo Camavinga, injured.
All eyes are therefore on Jérémy Doku, who at the beginning of October became the biggest transfer in the history of the club (more than 26 million euros).
The 18-year-old Belgian nugget will have to wear this superhero cape in a Rennes attack that no longer scores (only 3 goals in 4 matches).
The twirling winger made his pro debut at 16 years and a few months, and, like Camavinga in the French team, the Belgian made his Belgian debut in the fall, with a goal in his first tenure.
"Rennes is a club where I can play and the other clubs will see me in the Champions League"
Jeremy Doku
For his first press conference on Friday, the Belgian international spoke about his new club, and Rennes represents the perfect springboard in his eyes.
“At my age I really needed to play, and I felt like I could take it to the next level here.
I didn't want to go too high either.
Rennes is a club where I can play and the other clubs will see me in the Champions League, ”he said.
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The rhythm of the matches and the international meetings did not allow to introduce @JeremyDoku to the press.
It is now done!
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- Stade Rennais FC (@staderennais) October 30, 2020
But, the one who had managed two goals and four assists in seven league games at the start of the season, before joining Brittany, knows that more is expected of him.
"I have to be more efficient, finish my actions," he says.
I have come to score and deliver assists.
I still have to make progress on this ”.
His coach Julien Stéphan, he calls for “patience”, repeating that the current period is not necessarily the best with the sequence of matches.
Launched at the end of the match against Krasnodar (1-1) then established for the defeats against Angers and then Sevilla, he nevertheless showed his speed and his percussion force.
It will take more this Saturday against Brest (5 p.m.), to put Stade Rennais back on track and finally launch its Breton adventure.
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