To start 2021 as 2020 ended, this is the goal of the DFCO which will try to chain a second consecutive victory against Stade de Reims, after that acquired against Nîmes (3-1) on December 23. With the returns of Chouiar, Chafik, Lautoa and Scheidler, David Linarès will be able to count on an almost complete workforce (Assalé, Chala and Benzia being in the recovery phase). Good news for the Dijon coach given the large number of matches awaiting his players in January.
Facing the Champagne club, David Linarès knows that the task will not be easy: “Reims has a lot of quality in its workforce. Managing the European Cup and the championship is never easy… They are on a good dynamic ”.
It will therefore be necessary to find the same state of mind as in front of Nîmes: “I really liked the reaction of pride in Nîmes, I felt a new breath to win, moral virtues imbued in the locker room”. For DFCO midfielder Frédéric Sammaritano, also present at a press conference on Tuesday, the change of coach was a trigger among the players: “The cards were redistributed, everyone wanted to win their place, we won in solidarity even if everything is not perfect”.
As for the Stade de Reims, it will be necessary to be wary of Boulaye Dia, the second scorer in the championship with 10 goals. A player that David Linarès knows well for having observed him when the Senegalese international played at Jura Sud Foot in 2017-2018.
Finally, the transfer window was mentioned, and the coach expressed his desire to have a reinforcement in the offensive sector. In the direction of the departures, the door is open to a loan from Aurélien Scheidler. Which is currently not the case for Anibal Chala and Mounir Chouiar.
Stade de Reims – Dijon Football Côte d’Or, it’s Wednesday at 9 p.m. at the Auguste-Delaune stadium.
Below, the composition of the Dijon group communicated this Tuesday evening:
Goalkeepers: Allagbé, Racioppi
Defenders: Boey, Chafik, Coulibaly, Ecuele Manga, Ngonda, Panzo
Midfielders: Celina, Dina Ebimbe, Diop, Dobre, Lautoa, Marié, Ndong, Sammaritano
Forwards: Baldé, Chouiar, Konaté, Scheidler
Injured: Assalé (re-athletic training), Benzia (re-education), Chala (re-athletic training)
Coach’s choice: Ngouyamsa, Ntumba, Racovitan, Younoussa, Zagré.
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