After the debacle at the last classico in Sfax, Mouïne Chaâbani and his players had a little over a week to question themselves and prepare for the resumption of competition.
Despite the defeat in the classico before the CSS, Mouïne Chaâbani could count on the unwavering support of Hamdi Meddeb. It is because the president of EST believes in the quality and the seriousness of the work accomplished by his trainer. Rather, it was necessary to shake up the players whose performance in Sfax left something to be desired. This is why Ben Chérifia and his comrades were entitled to a severe call to order from the president of the club.
Mathematically, the defeat conceded to Sfax had no impact on the team’s ranking. EST is still the leader with 16 points on the clock and one game less against JSK for the 6e championship day. In addition, EST is three steps ahead of its runner-up, US Ben Guerdane. But even if there is no fire in the house, the Blood and Gold must react this afternoon. To regain the confidence of their supporters, they have only one alternative: to return to victory. However, they will have some difficulty developing their usual style of play later on the lawn of the El Menzah Stadium. A lawn that is in a sorry state, which does not allow a smooth circulation of the ball.
El Houni, the big absentee!
A great absence to be deplored in the “blood and gold” workforce: injured in training last Tuesday, Hamdou El Houni will miss this afternoon’s match. He suffered a muscle tear.
That said, the technical staff preferred to spare Farouk Ben Mustapha who resumed group training Thursday after recovering from injury. On the other hand, the workforce will soon record the return of Raouf Benguit, recovered from injury and who also resumed with the group on Thursday. Its tenure or its incorporation during the game is dependent on the choices of Mouïne Chaâbani. As a reminder, Abdelkader Badrane will also skip the match this afternoon. He is suspended for being kicked out against CSS.
Despite the absences of Hamdou El Houni and Abdelkader Badrane, the “Blood and Gold” leave with the favors of the forecasts. Soon they will receive a Tunisian Stadium largely amputated because of the Covid-19 contaminations recorded in its workforce.
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