Tops
A pleasant first period
If the first act really took a long time to start (after a quarter of an hour of observation) the first 45 minutes were interesting to watch for a Friday night game.
The two teams took advantage of their highlight to score a goal, starting with the Nice.
Amine Gouiri transformed a penalty (19th) logically whistled.
The players of Adrian Ursea did not stay there, multiplying the assaults to make the break in this part, like the attempts of Myziane Maolida (26.29th).
A lack of realism benefiting Rennes players to return to the match, during their strong time in the last quarter of an hour of this first period.
Martin Terrier put his people back on the right track, on a powerful and distant strike (40th) alone.
An intense rhythm which gradually ran out of steam after returning from the locker room.
Amine Gouiri, the handyman
Undoubtedly, the man of the match is called Amine Gouiri.
He represents the main threat of the attack in Nice, and has demonstrated it again this evening.
The striker distinguished himself this evening with a goal and an assist.
A new achievement on his penalty mark (19th), the tenth of the season for the former Lyon striker.
Besides this goal, his pass from a set piece in the 60th minute to find his partner, Daniliuc on the winning goal is perfect.
The number 11 from Nice is present in (almost) all the situations of his team.
His activity is not just about statistics, the 21-year-old has been active on the left side, finding his partners always in the right tempo.
A delight.
⚽️ 1 goal ()
1 assist ()
2 shots on target ()
4 centers ()
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Hichem Boudaoui, a decisive activity
Behind Amine Gouiri's match hides the performance of another Niçois, in the person of Hichem Boudaoui.
The Algerian made an excellent copy in midfield, multiplying constant activity, significant ball recoveries and impressive statistics at the end of the first period.
Boudaoui succeeded 100% of his passes, a sign of a first act with very little technical waste for few unnecessary touches of the ball.
Substituted in the 67th minute, the 21-year-old is a real talent in our championship and his performance tonight shows that he will have to be counted on in this fight for maintenance.
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Flops
Nice defensive risks
Nice certainly won, but the Nice defense played with fire on many occasions with not very academic raises.
It is also one of them (that of William Saliba) in the 40th minute that allowed Rennes to put the two teams to equalize on the scoreboard.
But he is not the only one, Jean-Clair Todibo did not show himself to his advantage when relaunching some balls, causing fairly high ball recoveries in favor of Stade Rennais.
If he offered the winning goal to his team, Flavius Daniliuc could have caused a goal on a bad pass in the axis which benefited Guirassy (62nd) to try his luck, without success for the Rennes striker.
Rennes' inefficiency
7 goals in 9 nine matches played in 2021 in the French championship, Rennes' offensive animation has been experiencing difficulties since the start of the year.
This offensive feverishness was seen again on the pitch tonight.
If Stade Rennais ended the match with 63% possession of the ball, this monopoly of the ball does not necessarily mean efficiency in front of goal.
Julian Stéphan's players did not find many breaches in the Nice defense.
N'Zonzi (8th), Guirassy (38th), and the new entrant Bourigeaud (84th) were dangerous on the cage but it took an individual feat from Martin Terrier (40th) to revive his people in this part.
Too insufficient a return.
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The Camavinga-N'Zonzi duo in difficulty
If the formation of Julian Stéphan marks little, it is also because the first Rennes launch pad, made up of Steven N'Zonzi and Eduardo Camavinga, is not as effective as it was a few months ago.
The French world champion did not manage to make many differences in order to break a first curtain in Nice.
The world champion made only 25 forward passes, a low ratio for a formation that monopolizes the ball so much.
On Eduardo Camavinga's side, the young Frenchman is going through a difficult period.
While the 22-year-old participates a lot in the game, his differences are less effective.
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