AC Ajaccio – ASNL
This Friday at 8 p.m.
In its entire existence, in thirteen attempts, ASNL has never won against AC Ajaccio. The bad streak of Nancy at the François-Coty stadium even began in the first pro D1 match in the club’s history, in 1970, with a 5-0 defeat! Not the kind of statistics that reassure before the game of fear, this Friday night between the ACA 16th and ASNL 17th. Especially since thistle training will be deprived of its two top scorers (4 goals each), his two best players also since the start of this season.
Suffering from gastroenteritis, the attacker Mickaël Biron joined, on the list of packages, the leader Amine Bassi again touched adductors Tuesday against Troyes at Picot (2-3). Souleymane Karamoko is also absent for a shin problem. What a bad luck now!
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Marchetti in the opposite camp
But we have to move on, as Jean-Louis Garcia said: “Either we whine about our fate, or we remain focused and determined to bring back a positive result”.
Other stats fortunately let think that Nancy does not leave beaten in advance in Ajaccio. Not helped by the games behind closed doors, the ACA no longer currently reflects the image of an intractable team at home. The Corsicans, so hard to play usually on their island, occupy the last place in the classification at home. They pay for their sterility in front of the goal which, moreover, makes them the worst attack of L2. Be careful though, there is talent on the paper on the Ajaccian side. If he was still at ASNL, Vincent Marchetti , for example, would be one of the best players on the team …
But for the ASNL looking for a game without conceding a goal ( only one “clean sheet” this season at Paris FC in September we remind you ), it may be the right time, therefore, faced with L2’s worst attack. “We proved last season that we were capable of being solid defensively” slips Saliou Ciss, “It will come back, we need to stick together even more”.
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Nancy is only one point ahead of the last three
The return of solidity will eventually go through tactics (defense at 5 why not?), But this will, above all, go through mentality and perseverance. Jean-Louis Garcia takes the example of Saint-Etienne, in L1, who has just stopped a series of eleven games without a win. ASNL is already at seven (5 losses, 2 draws) ! Given its 17th position, it cannot afford to wait any longer than the next two matches before the small winter break, this Friday in Ajaccio and Tuesday against Chambly in Picot.
In an attempt to play down, the Nancy coach insisted this Thursday on the fact that there were two qualifiers and a play-off behind his team in the standings. It’s true, but the last three of L2 (Châteauroux, Rodez, Chambly), all tied, are only one point behind… We can turn the problem all over the place, so there is and very urgent.
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