The defeat in Rennes (2-0), Saturday, November 20, interrupted the good dynamics of the MHSC which will attack a December in the sprint with three matches in eight days.
Hood on the head, mask up to the eyes. They were a lot on Saturday not wanting to drag on this defeat in Rennes. Montpellier fell back to Roazhon Park, interrupting its series of two consecutive successes, including that loaded with hopes in Nice (0-1), and cutting off its momentum.
“I knew we could lose here, there is no shame, Rennes is far above it is clear.” As Olivier Dall’Oglio acknowledged in the mixed zone, there was a class gap between the two teams and it’s no surprise.
“But I expected another behavior”, added the coach pailladin, whose remark goes beyond the very avoidable expulsion of Téji Savanier. “Intensity, with and without ball”, “muffled”, “naivete”, “ scattered”, the technician drew up the list of sins, joined by Maxime Estève.
“Maybe we also didn’t follow the instructions. We got into trouble on our own”, breathed the defender, whose 19 years are not worth the maturity.
Lateral, attack … Where it hurts
Fifteen days after Nice, a recital of collective rigor, the contrast was striking. Montpellier is growing and it sometimes has to move back to jump better. “There are things to learn, here it is in the hardODO Sometimes it might not be worse because it marks. But we must do better “.
This setback did not call into question the possibilities of this team, moreover deprived of Jordan Ferri, an essential link. But he pressed where it hurts.
Full-backs still too irregular, first of all, like a Junior Sambia involved in the two opposing goals and not yet returned to his level of involvement from the previous season. A still tender attack, then, where Valère Germain weighs much less far from the stadium of La Mosson.
Unfortunate consequences
And unfortunate consequences, much more than the fact of having conceded a goal again, a first after two meetings.
On Sunday, against Lyon, Montpellier will indeed appear without Téji Savanier, suspended, and most likely without Maxime Estève, who came out injured in the thigh. With Matheus Thuler, no doubt, back, he will have to reinvent himself in stability where he began to build it. And regain momentum.
“We must quickly turn the page”, concluded Maxime Estève. When it comes time to tackle a December sprint with a first three-game streak in eight days, that would be a very good idea.
