Fact of the day:: Saint-Etienne lessened by the Covid
In addition to four injuries, Saint-Etienne had in its ranks 10 players positive for coronavirus as well as 8 members of its staff including coach Claude Puel. Faced with this avalanche of packages, a request to postpone the match against Strasbourg was made to the League. In vain.
Suddenly, the team aligned on the Strasbourg meadow was rejuvenated: 23 years of average age with Jessy Moulin as “grandpa” in goals (35 years). In the midfield, three inexperienced young people were established in particular: Moueffek, Gourna Douath and Gabard. Because of the shortage of staff members, Laurent Huard (technical director of the training center) was the person who gave instructions to players from Saint-Etienne.
The bottle class of the Greens was not unworthy but had to bow because of a goal from Ludovic Ajorque (29th).
The counter-perf ‘: the Nice case to the dregs
At the beginning of December, Adrian Ursea replaced Patrick Vieira on the Aiglons bench. But for the electroshock it will still be necessary to wait. The Nice went on a fifth straight game without a win in Ligue 1 (2 draws, 3 defeats). Hwang (50th), Baysse (75th) and Basic (87th) allowed the Girondins to leave with three points (3-0). For the first time, the Girondin club has a second success in a row for almost two years, despite the absence of their N.10 Hatem Ben Arfa.
The player: Kylian Mbappé, in the hard
PSG won on the Angers lawn, but the capital club suffered. PSG’s first clear opportunity against the SCO, a duel lost by Mbappé against Paul Bernardoni (52nd), only came in the second half. “Kyky” embodies the current site: he did not score in 265 minutes of L1, his longest famine of the season. Unusual for him.
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The coach: still no victory for Raymond Domenech
The former coach of the France team has still not experienced his first victory for his return to the top flight. After two draws, the Nantes of Raymond Domenech still had to share the points against Lens (1-1). The game produced is quite poor. “My idea is to give this team a solid foundation,” Raymond Domenech assured after the match.
The sentence: “We must say sorry to the supporters” (Villas-Boas)
André Villas-Boas (Marseille): “First we have to say sorry to the supporters. It’s a very heavy defeat, a series of lost points, that’s a lot. We risk losing the train of the top teams who are more regular. The two late matches are not a solution. We were not good, with a bad state of mind. I’m not happy with this lack of desire. We can do a lot better, I Don’t recognize this team. Normally, we have to win this game, even with this state of mind. We were very bad and we are paying a dear price. We have already talked a little and tomorrow we will talk again. The next few days are important before Lens. We have to talk. There are a lot of tactical errors but it is mainly about desire. “
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The number: 2
At 18 years and 13 days old, Elye Wahi is the second youngest goalscorer in the history of Montpellier during a Ligue 1 match, after Abdoulaye Cissé (17 years and 335 days old on November 24, 2001 in Guingamp). He scored on his very first shot on target in the top flight.
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