Ligue 2: still so many injured, return to a more traditional team ... what you need to know before Paris FC - Pau

“If I'm worried when I've just lost a match, then I've gone mad…” It was Thierry Laurey, rather annoyed by certain comments, who appeared at a press conference on Friday, three days after the sinking of Nancy (3-0), ending a 16-game unbeaten streak.

“It's a match that we could have mastered but that we let slip.

Nancy's first goal galvanized them and derailed us.

I prefer to take 3 or 4 at once rather than losing 1-0 at the end.

We lost 6 games out of 29, it's not catastrophic.

Well, at least it'll wake everyone up.

We are all to be put in the same basket, staff included.

We took options that weren't good, and the players weren't good either.

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With a workforce decimated by injuries (7 including 6 attackers) and with some on the "tightrope", the staff has focused on recovery this week.

Arrived Monday in Nancy, the group did not leave until Wednesday after carrying out a cleaning on the spot, in a park.

“We also adapted the sessions, we try to put all the assets on our side”, continues Laurey who should field a more “traditional” team, as during the 2nd period in Nancy, against Pau.

Players who started on the bench or stayed there like Jonathan Iglésias, to avoid him a yellow card in view of the shock of April 2 in Toulouse, will find a starting place.

No return for the match against Pau

“After this slap, we want to regain our cruising speed, assures the coach.

Toulouse won 6-0 on Tuesday three days after losing 4-1.

I dream of us doing the same even if I don't think so… There will be changes.

But I also hope that those who started in Nancy will make a very different copy.

Because when you fail twice in a row, it can cost points, first for the club but also for their tenure… ”

The warning is clear.

After the worst match of the season in Nancy, Laurey expects another behavior against Pau even if there are still so many absentees.

There will be no returns for this game.

“As much with all our attackers, we had a very offensive vision of what we wanted to put in place, it could turn out, it was interesting.

Today, we are in more difficulty.

But we have to deal with it.

We are going to pick up players bit by bit in April.

For Hanin, it should be good after the international break.

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Paris FC will train with a reduced workforce, since in addition to the injured, several internationals will join their selection next week: Ousmane Kanté (Guinea), Mustapha Name (Senegal), Jaouen Hadjam and Ousmane Camara (France U19 team), Yoan Koré (France U18 team).

Match sheet

PARIS FC - PAU

, Saturday (7 p.m.), Charléty stadium (Paris XIII).

Referee: Mr. Landry.

Paris FC:

Demarconnay - Chergui (or Bernauer), Camara, Kanté (cap.), Hadjam - Siby, Name - Gory, Iglésias, Lopez - Boutaïb.

Repl.

: Filipovic, Nkambadio (l.), Koré, Bamba, Bernauer (or Chergui), Demoncy, Mandouki, Beaka.

Entr.

: Laurey.

Absent.

Hanin, Caddy, Diakité, Gueye, Guilavogui, Alfarela, Diaby Fadiga (injured), Campanini (choice).