“Lionel Messi is free since he will not extend to FC Barcelona. Are you going to try to recruit him?” “We already have Zidane, so why not Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? (laughs) “To the question of a colleague, lodger, Laurent Peyrelade, the coach of Rodez, replied not without humor. But on the field of Dijon tonight, he should start one of the three in the midfield in the absence of Jordan Leborgne, suspended.
Enzo Zidane (26), who arrived free this summer after a year without playing, would start the first Ligue 2 match of his career, his first start since July 20, 2020 and a draw against Malaga (0-0) with Almería, in Spanish D2. The Ruthenian coach should give him a chance that his competitor Lorenzo Rajot, another rookie, failed to seize by missing his first league match on July 24, in Caen (4-0).
In preparation this summer, “Enzizou” has been aligned in the starting lineup in Ruthenian only once, on July 14 in Montpellier (1-0), against three for the former Clermontois, but he entered at half-time in Nice (1-1) then Clermont (2-2), 23 minutes in Montauban against Toulouse (0-2), before about as much in Caen for his first appearance in L2. The midfielder trained at Real Madrid was especially illustrated in the Puy-de-Dôme, where he had offered a nice assist to Lucas Buadès.
At a press conference yesterday, Laurent Peyrelade put Enzo Zidane and Lorenzo Rajot at the same level: “They are technically very thin, have interesting sensibilities in the game and their movements, but must blend in with our principles. It’s up to the rest of the team to erase their faults, but these two are intelligent, present in the spirit, the intentions … We must give them time.”
Like the one from which Jordan Leborgne was able to benefit, who starts off with a good head start in the hierarchy. “Jordan is a continuation of his second half of last season, appreciates the trainer of Raf. But it’s up to him to show that he has to be the boss. His first-pass quality matches our game well. It took a while to get in touch, but now she’s there and he has a clear idea of what to do. “
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