Symbol of the inconstancy of the MHSC, the defense passes a new test in Lille, this Sunday, September 3 (3 p.m.).
A big jolt does not promise a tremor. The collapse in Lyon (5-4), May 7, had veiled the reality of a cloud of dust. The brilliance of Alexandre Lacazette’s men had somewhat interfered with the redeeming sprint of Montpellier, but had not altered the smile of Michel Der Zakarian. In half a season, the Montpellier coach, who returned in February, had consolidated the foundations of his defense. And so with his team.
Since the recovery, the defense is cracking, cracking the tranquility. Cash in every game, already counting six buts in the face of alter egos and does not dampen inconstancy. Without being overwhelmed, it is shooting for the moment the hoped-for momentum. What can Der Zak do when playing in Lille, who had shaken up his band in April (2-1)? If he hates to concede goals, he does not obscure the table and even less panic. “We have a good team, we are going to fight, we are going to win matches, maybe as early as Sunday”, assures the technician, who almost delights in the face of headwinds.
“If every time you are in the fight, there is a goal…”
If MDZ keeps certain reproaches in its pocket, it operates a diagnosis without pretense. He points to collective negligence and individual failings. Across the set pieces and the bad start to the match, he targets above all a shared letting go. “You have to be the first on the ball, you have to live your game. In Lyon, we did it well. On the other two, there was negligence on our part. Le Havre or Reims: you have to respect all the teams, ”he said in a call to order.
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One day upside down, one day right side up, Falaye Sacko and Christopher Jullien embrace the inconstant curve of the recovery. Their ears ring more than those of their partners, their initial misshapen threatens their starting position. “He (Jullien) had a good game in Lyon, and the game after… You have to be focused all the time. When you are a defender, you are judged on your defensive actions and the ball outings. If every time you are in the fight with a player, he scores goals, you can’t say: ‘It’s not my fault’”, Der Zakarian annoys.
Have Jullien and Sacko consumed their credit? The two men are subjected to a concurrence. The first went through a summer darted by the Aguilar rumor. The second advances with, in the shadows, Bécir Omeragic, the only defensive reinforcement of the off-season, and Maxime Estève.
If the hierarchy is often well defined with Der Zak, theaxe central is destined for many turbulences. For now “Kiki” Kouyaté stands out. The end of the transfer window and the aborted departure of Estève offer a range of pairs in the event of an odd. Last year, Olivier Dall’Oglio exempted Maxime Estève from the month of August. Michel Der Zakarian imitates him. The transfer window ended, the young defender, called for the first time in the Hopes, can start his season. Until the next transfer window.
2023-09-03 05:55:48
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