Le Racing is expected this Wednesday evening near the Chaudron for a new day of the championship. A Geoffroy-Guichard stadium empty of all supporters, of course, but the lair of the Greens is nonetheless amazing.
And for this new move, the Blood and Gold will have to compose without a few key elements. First Cheick Doucouré. An absence far from a surprise since the midfielder collected three yellow cards recently, he is therefore absent from the scoresheet. Issiaga Sylla is still too fair to claim a return to the pitch immediately and Gael Kakuta was put to rest. “We are going to arrest him for a few days, he has problems with his pelvis. It is better to get it back to 100% next week ” emphasizes Franck Haise. He is therefore forfeited for the Round of 16 of the Cup scheduled for this Saturday against the Red Star.
Spoiled for choice
Several solutions are therefore available to the Lens technician. Changing the system like that had already been done recently at the end of the game in Angers. “A system with which we produce interesting things. ” Otherwise, Tony Mauricio could very well be lined up from the kick-off. “He has often had a good comeback, I am thinking in particular of the Coupe de France match in Nantes. There is also David Pereira Da Costa who is asserting himself more and more but who must gain in regularity during training sessions. I think he will have his say this week in the match. “
And then there is this absence that lasts, really. Announced on the road to recovery, Ignatius Ganago finally relapsed before boarding for Angers last weekend. The Cameroonian striker no longer sees the end of the tunnel since his big injury contracted during the first leg against Saint-Étienne precisely.
The coach provides details on his state of health. “He’s a tonic and flexible player, he never gets an important alert. The examinations do not reveal anything serious but it is always small injuries that appear like that, they are never in the same place. “
The surprise Traoré
So much for the absent. But we can still rejoice in the great return of Sheik Traore. The Lensois piston had suffered a rupture of the Achilles tendon during the offseason. Recovered, he went to regain rhythm with the reserve team. His trainer, Yohan Démont, has also indicated “That he comes back well. He is improving with each game and above all, he plays the game when he is with us. “ He thus signs his big comeback in the Artesian group A.
Now, we will have to go and challenge the Stéphanois. The Greens who had just chained interesting results before tripping over the carpet near Lorient. “But it won’t be easy, warns Franck Haise. It is a team which has found solidity. The staff’s work pays off and I’m not surprised to see that regardless of age, there are some very good players who get along to find a real chemistry. “
Saint-Étienne – Lens: Wednesday March 3 at 7 p.m.
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