Smiles returned to the faces of DFCO supporters. Normal, the “Reds” have just chained two successes in a row – a first for two years in the league – against Bastia and Dunkerque. The calendar doesn’t give them time to savor, since the 9th day of Ligue 2 takes place during the week. The DFCO, 15th, moves on the lawn of Caen, 9th, Tuesday September 21, 2021 – match to be lived in full on France Bleu Bourgogne. The idea is obviously to string together a third success in a row, and to do better in the game.
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Midfielder Lucas Deaux, already absent against Dunkirk, will not be travelingt in Caen. “He has a little thing on his calf but since he has a history at that level … He even felt it while walking. For Tuesday, it will be short., announced Patrice Garande Saturday evening. I hope to get it back for Valenciennes “. Lucas Deaux is due for an exam, an MRI, this week.
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For the others absent, the midfielder Jordan Married continues his rehabilitation. The defender Jonathan Panzo is still not fit and should return sometime in October. Touré, Y. and B. Soumaré are not reinstated. Alex Dobre is back, Mattéo Ahlinvi is doing the opposite.
The difficulty of the adage “You don’t change a winning team”. “There will be no upheavals in the team. There are three games in the week, there are players who have more ability than others to chain.”, summarizes Garande. The DFCO will receive Valenciennes on Friday September 24.
Caen is not in great shape
If the DFCO seems rather on an upward slope since the arrival of Patrice Garande (one defeat then two victories), the same cannot be said of the opponent, who drew this weekend against the promoted Bastia. SM Caen, undermined and diminished by injuries, ranks 9th in Ligue 2, but has not won in the last four meetings – two draws, two losses. Their last success dates back to August 21 (1-0 victory against Nancy).
What’s more, Ornano Stadium is far from impregnable this season, since Caen lost there twice, against Sochaux and Pau.
A reunion for Patrice Garande
The new DFCO coach, Patrice Garande, returns to the club which revealed him and confirmed him to take center stage as a coach. He sat on the Caen bench as head coach between 2012 and 2018. Garande brought the club back up after two years in L2, then stabilized it in the top flight for four years. The SM went back down to 2nd division the year following his departure.
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A DFCO player will also find his former club: midfielder Jessy Pi, passed through Normandy between 2019 and 2021, before joining Dijon this summer, free from any contract.
Not with Benjamin Jeannot
However, the DFCO will not cross the road of his former striker, Benjamin Jeannot. The player, spent in Dijon between 2017 and 2019 and author of one of the most beautiful goals in the history of the DFCO, was injured meniscus and had to be operated.
SM Caen – DFCO, to be experienced with full commentary on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 on France Bleu Bourgogne. Pre-game from 7.45 p.m., kick-off at 8 p.m.!