Amiens SC move to the Laval lawn this Friday with the desire to improve the point taken in Valenciennes and to validate the relaunch of the car after a difficult period.
That’s all, “We broke the losing streak. » Nojo FofanaMore it can explode. Was two months and a half, a figure it is true inflated by the truce, that Amiens SC had no longer turned its counter of points. How to say this “It was important to get a result” in Valenciennes, he insists Philippe Hinschberger. So even if his Malian defender considers “we deserve better”the latter acknowledges it: “We will not spit on a point. »
But not everything is back on track yet. So after what the Amiens coach describes as “pretty good operation”you need to confirm it: “It was a first step towards redemption, now we have to take a big step. » That is, « regain victory. » And as soon as possible. “It’s Time”for Fofana, because ambition is always present, the former Messin considering just that “at a certain point, we did the job you have to, it’s not luck, you have to tell yourselfwe can do it again”but that too “it can get a bit difficult” if he and his teammates let their opponents go in early winter. An observation shared by the Samaritan trainer who explains it “The goal is to don’t be too late. »
This is why the same observation always arises: the need to findefficiency. And, of course, Philippe Hinschberger recognizes the shortcomings in the offensive sector, taking the last fight as an example: “We did quite well. On the other hand, we don’t have much chance, because we have this clumsiness, this lack of skill in the last 30 meters. We have to make our situations concrete. » But, first of all, it was the few absences from the defensive sector, especially at the start of the game, which he wanted to underline: “We miss not conceding goals, we are trailing the entire half for 5 games. » This complicates the task and then destabilizes the enemy block…
A vengeful host
What arises is still completely blown up this Monday. Laval has in fact granted a heavy defeat, 5-0, on the lawn of Dijon, still poorly classified. Nothing that takes this upcoming game as a formality, though. On the one hand because this hitch does not detract from the quality of a team that has remained until 10 points taken out of 12 possible during the previous 4 games, those also during which Amiens hadn’t taken at all.
Despite a mere 14th place and a 5-point margin over the red zone, Philippe Hinschberger even hazard a prognosis: “They are rather left to keep because it is a team with a lot of value. » Human, he insists, but not only. Details as follows: “Laval has good players, it’s a team that will put its generosity, its solidarity, the fight. » Even if it puts a small inconvenience that can play in the favor of his family: “They have lost the top scorer (Julien Maggiottivictim of a cruciate ligament rupture, ed)it is sure that it is a prejudice for them “
On the other hand, ” they go desire to recover” predicted Nojo FofanaMore. What to say “It will be even more difficult” according to his coach. It therefore remains to follow the advice of the Mali Eagle: “It’s up to us not to focus on that and stay focused on us. » Recalling that, in any case, football is mysterious, given that Tango had it before this serious mishap won 9 against 11 opposite… Valenciennes.
Keep pace or spin?
To get rid of this adversary, difficult to read on his latest results, manpower management could be crucial in a sequence of two matches in 4 days, after a 5 week break. Nothing to alarm Fofana. “We only played one friendly, but we did it worked in chain”, he assures. And the stoppage of the championship also made it possible to recharge the batteries and move forward in the search for solutions, he specifies Philippe Hinschberger : “It allowed us to forget our bad results, see how we can be better organised, do some tests, team balance is important. »
Now, precisely, and this is what makes the Samaritan technician hesitate, “I found the team to be well balanced” in Valenciennes judges. What reserves the possibility of leaving with almost the same men. And rule on a case-by-case basis: “We will have to see the state of the boys a bit, discuss with them. » In this case, the state that raises the question, more than leautey who should take his place, is Mendi. Not yet present in training this Wednesday following a stroke, it is uncertain. Certainties, however, for Gene et berry that they will not return, even if their situation is not at the same point, the former being able to hope to resume at the end of the week and be operational in ten days while the latter, embarrassed in his Achilles tendon, is not and yet on his way back, opening the door to a mandate ofAssogba in the absence of the Senegalese globalist of the Amiens axis.
Ligue 2, 17th day
Friday 30 December, 9.00 pm, Stade Francis Le Basser: Stade Lavallois (14th, 20 points) – Amiens SC (6th, 24 points)
Morgan Chaumier
Photo credit: Kevin Devigne – Gazette Sports (archive)
