Beaten by neighbor Nice last weekend (0-1), the Monegasques will once again host a Mediterranean rival. Adi Hütter will have to cope on Saturday against Marseille (9 p.m.) without certain executives, including Caio Henrique, injured, and Aleksandr Golovin, suspended.
“He is going to have an operation, it is 100% fixed. For this type of injury, the deadlines depend on each person. I hope as quickly as possible: six, seven, eight months. It depends.” Adi Hütter should not find the best passer in his squad (4 assists) for a while.
Hit in the left knee in the 50th minute of the derby against Nice, the Brazilian Caio Henrique will be away from the field for the next few months. Examinations carried out this week confirmed the rupture of the cruciate ligaments. His friend in the left lane, Aleksandr Golovin, is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. To compensate for their absences, the Austrian coach will have to innovate against the Marseillais.
Ismail Jakobs holds the rope on the left
Natural replacement for Caio Henrique at the left piston position, Senegalese international Ismaël Jakobs should start a series of starts in the coming months. Adi Hütter does not intend to change his system and is counting on the former Cologne player: “Ismail has been training very well in recent weeks and has had to wait until now. He’s going to get his chance.”
With only 14 minutes played this season, the 24-year-old left-hander will have to take on the starting role. Present this week in training, Antonin Cartillier (19 years old, trained at the club, pro since 2022) becomes his understudy. Already appearing in the professional group, the resident of the elite group of the ASM has never come into play.
Physical glitches pile up
After Breel Embolo in August, Caio Henrique is the second Monegasque to suffer a cruciate ligament rupture this season. Having undergone pubalgia surgery, Mohammed Salisu will be absent for several weeks. The Ghanaian defender, who arrived for 15 million euros from Southampton this summer, has not yet played with the principality club. Respectively hampered in the thigh and foot, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Edan Diop have also not worn the Red and White jersey this season.
The two hopefuls from the Monaco training center have nevertheless returned to collective training and should soon apply for a place in the group at the weekend. Finally, Takumi Minamino was preserved this Thursday, 48 hours before OM received. The resurrected Japanese playmaker felt pain in his adductor muscles this week.
A Balogun-Ben Yedder association in the absence of Golovin?
The absence of Aleksandr Golovin will perhaps allow Adi Hütter to try to combine Wissam Ben Yedder and Folarin Balogun: “We have already trained with other systems, with two attackers or with two leaders. It depends on the injuries, the opponent, the scenario of the match…” So far the opportunity to see the Frenchman and the American being associated has not presented itself, one replacing the other at each appearance of the old Reims.
The Monegasque coach may also be tempted by starting Maghnes Akliouche, scorer in Clermont (2-4) on the first day. One thing is certain, Hütter will not focus on Gennaro Gattuso’s game plan for his first on the Olympian bench: “It’s not easy to prepare for this match, not really knowing how your team is going to play. But we will have to focus on ourselves and our philosophy.”
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2023-09-28 15:58:00
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