For coach Pascal Plancque, who spoke on Friday 22 October on the indictment of Sidy Sarr, Nîmes Olympique will return to positive results only if it finds “a real team, focused on the same objective”.
Nîmes Olympique will play this Saturday 23 October at 7 p.m. at Guingamp (13th day of Ligue 2). At a press conference this early Friday afternoon, Nîmes Olympique coach Pascal Plancque spoke of the indictment of Sidy Sarr, his midfielder, and the situation of his team, which took only three points in the last seven days. Selected pieces.
The indictment of Sidy Sarr, who trained this Friday afternoon with the physical trainer Aurélien Boche: “It reinforces the idea that he does not do everything necessary to be efficient in his profession. There is the presumption of innocence, we do not know exactly what happened, it is the word of one against the word of the other. But the fact that it falls on him is not trivial. “He manages to make sure he doesn’t get into situations that can lead to confusion. It’s a big mess. We don’t need that right now, we have other things to do. ricochet, it gives a bad image of the club and football in general.
The best thing to protect yourself from all this is to behave like a real professional, like a responsible adult.
It only brings water to the mill for those who tend to stigmatize, sometimes with reason, the conduct of footballers. The best thing to protect yourself from all this is to behave like a real professional, like a responsible adult. I spoke to him like a dad to his child. At the time, he listens, we manage to touch him, but the concern is that after a while, he forgets and he gets lost. The player’s performance level is largely insufficient compared to his potential. He is often injured, we can ask questions about his lifestyle. And when he’s not injured, it takes a long time to get back into shape. If he was well physically, he would have nothing to do in L2. He’s a very, very good player. Unfortunately for him, football is above all physical and mental and today, in these two areas, he is in difficulty. He resumed training yesterday. It did him good to get back to work, to sweat a little and to see the friends. I did not discuss it (this story) with the group. The club have taken a stand and consider it a private matter. “
#eagno Ueda at a press conference: “We take a lot of goals, it’s difficult. We make too many mistakes, we have to eliminate them by simply playing. We need to win to regain confidence. The match (at Guingamp) is important, we have to win. ” #nimesolympique #nimes pic.twitter.com/VqQkhrWeDY
– Midi Free Sports (@MidiLibreSports) October 22, 2021
The situation of Nîmes Olympique, 13th in the standings, without a win for seven days (3 draws, 4 losses): “We did not wait for the match against Ajaccio (2-0 loss) to tell ourselves that there were things to correct. it’s hard to find the ingredients we put in at the start of the season, it’s hard to find certain attitudes. The players have relaxed, have lost the habit of hurting each other. There is also a loss of confidence. do not win, doubt sets in. When you take a goal, you feel a weakened team, a lack of individual and collective reaction. We expect a lot more from certain players. It is not enough to be on the field to be efficient You have to get back into competitive mode.
Today, we have a group that suffers the situation and lacks personality, character
It is not easy for everyone. The day when one or two players are less well, it is up to the others to wear them. But that’s not the problem of one or two players. The problem is more collective. Today, we have a group that suffers from the situation and lacks personality, character. The championship is 38 matches. If there is a defeat at Guingamp, there will be no descent for all that. Victory is not compulsory but it remains an important match. What is fundamental is to find a real team, focused on the same objective. “
