This 8th finals of the Coupe de France against Lyon, this Thursday (7 p.m., Eurosport 2), does not necessarily come at the best time for the Red Star, struggling in the league since his feat against Lens.
In 2021, the candidate for the ascent to L 2 won only one match out of twelve in the National.
The other side of the Cup medal, certainly, for this team which has just chained five meetings in 15 days.
“This Cup course has forced us to this tiring pace, but it's not because of that that we conceded so many goals in the last five minutes, said coach Vincent Bordot.
It just hurts the head because we do not take points… With the sequence of matches, we could not work a lot, but we have not changed our habits for the one against Lyon.
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Derbies, victories in the last moments, a stunning match against Lens.
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Tombeur of Lens and Montpellier with the Entente SSG, then, again, of Lens with the Red Star, Bordot, deprived of his two titular full-backs (Sivis, Sainte-Luce), knows the recipe against the big guys.
“You have to be ready to undergo, not to make mistakes and to benefit from a favorable scenario,” he believes.
It is played on concentration and determination.
It is not because we beat Lens that we will be able to repeat this feat against Lyon, which is so superior to us… It's another level.
They are able to analyze situations and react very quickly, in terms of technique and game intelligence. Even if they are a little less good, in terms of results, at the moment, their content remains good.
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Deprived of Lopes, Dubois, Kadewere and Aouar (injured) and Slimani (suspended) this Thursday, OL are currently in the rough.
With only one success in his last 5 Ligue 1 games, including a disappointing one (1-1) in Lens on Saturday.
“I think the state of mind is not good at the moment since Lens.
The players think more of the Angers match
(Editor's note: this Sunday, April 11)
than of Red Star while the most important match is the one that happens, ”said Rudi Garcia at a press conference on Wednesday. .
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However, the Rhone coach does not want to ignore the Coupe de France, while OL's main objective is a podium in Ligue 1, to regain the Champions League.
“On the available players, I will put the best possible to qualify.
It is out of the question to think of Angers ", proclaims Garcia, who is wary of the Red Star:" They are in the race for a possible barrage of accession to Ligue 2. It is a team which has strengths, solid, which doesn't take a lot of goals.
We will have to be present in all areas ”.
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MATCH SHEET
RED STAR (NATIONAL) - LYON (L 1),
this Thursday (7 p.m.) at the Stade Bauer.
Referee: M. Miguelgorry.
Red Star:
Adiceam - Doremus, Karamoko, Daillet (cap.), Ghabaoui - Koukou, Ch. Ndoye, Roye - Durand, Meissa Ba, Gomel.
Entr.
:
Bordot.
Lyon:
Pollersbeck - De Sciglio, Marcelo, Denayer, Bard - Caqueret, Guimaraes, Paqueta - Cherki, Memphis (cap.), Toko Ekambi.
Entr.
:
Garcia