Crucial Saturday for Paris FC.
After three draws and a defeat in the last four meetings, the Parisian club must absolutely win against Concarneau to get back to the top of Ligue 2 and continue to aim for a rise in Ligue 1 via the play-offs.
Initially scheduled at the Moustoir stadium in Lorient, the meeting will finally take place at the Michel-d'Ornano stadium in Caen, again this Saturday, at 7 p.m.
The Bretons are in 14th place in Ligue 2, and want to build on their series of two victories to continue to move away from the red zone.
The promoted players have just won two very important matches against direct competitors for maintenance: Valenciennes and Annecy.
They will therefore present themselves in Caen with full confidence, unlike the Parisians.
🎙 "𝐶𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑎 𝑢𝑛𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 🎙 𝑢𝑒"
👉 @gilliste's update before Paris FC travels to the @USConcarneau field this Saturday.
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— Paris FC (@ParisFC) February 15, 2024
“I'm not going to say that I'm expecting a revolt, but after the last match, where we were a little unsatisfied, we talked a lot with the players,” explained the PFC coach, Stéphane Gilli, in press conference.
If we look at the statistics, it was a more than consistent match, but it was one of our worst matches of the season.
I found that our team lacked intensity, we were poorly positioned, there were a lot of things that didn't work.
We haven't mastered much.
This is what frustrated me and what frustrated the players too.
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Despite his position as favorite, the Parisian coach showed a lot of respect for Concarneau, a team with a similar style of play.
“They resemble us in our offensive and defensive animation, there are a lot of similar characteristics,” said Stéphane Gilli.
So this is going to be a fairly tactical match in its approach.
» To win, the coach will be able to count on two of his winter recruits: Nouah Dicko and Tuomas Ollila.