“Build a defense and recompose an attack. “ Olivier Dall’Oglio knows the scale of the task that awaits him in Montpellier. Except that after 4 days of the Championship, he still does not know who he can count on to overcome it. Because the transfer window continues to rot the start of the season for his team. Si Gaëtan Laborde, author of his 3rd goal in four matches on Sunday, on the ground of Lille (1-2), “Absolutely wanted to play” in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, he still benefits from an exit voucher, and it is not excluded that he imitates his friend Andy Delort (left for Nice) by Tuesday evening.
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Dall’Oglio n’a “No certainty” on his case, while Rennes, Lyon, Sevilla FC (which has already made an offer, refused), Zenith Saint-Petersburg or even West Ham could take action for a striker whose MHSC expects 15 million euros. “We are in a period where we have to adapt. This transfer window lasts a very long time and annoys all the staffs, all the coaches, regrets the coach pailladin. Andy is gone and we’ll do our best with what we have. “
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If he is more used to evolving on the wings, where Montpellier is poorly provided, Stephy Mavididi “Defended himself well” in a role of axial which he likes yesterday, and Dall’Oglio does not refrain from renewing the experience. Without Delort, whose impact was not limited to flattering statistics (47 goals and 21 assists in 106 matches in all competitions in the MHSC jersey), his men still struggled to exist offensively on the field of the champion of France (6 shots, 3 on target), too messy and predictable.
Valère Germain (free), with whom Montpellier has already agreed on a three-year contract in the event that Laborde also leaves, does not have the stature of a savior. Stéphane Bahoken (Angers), who appears in a “short list”, either. However, unless there is an opportunity on loan, Dall’Oglio, who also appreciates the dribbling profile of Zinédine Ferhat (Nîmes), will have to rely above all on his young people in front: Mavididi (23 years old), therefore, but also Elye Wahi and Béni Makouana (both 18 years old).
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His predecessor, Michel Der Zakarian, has often been reluctant to do so, but “ODO” does not ignore the difficult economic context and will live with it. It is also with this in mind that Romain Pitau was promoted to the staff this summer, in a specific role of support for these young people. In Montpellier, post-training has become a major issue once again. “There is no such thing as an ideal world, and even less so in football, philosophait Dall’Oglio hier. We may have headwinds, we may need time, but we will get there. There are young players who are pushing, a group that is present. I am not worried, because the state of mind is there. I have boys who are very determined. “
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