During his press conference today, ASSE coach Eirik Horneland slipped a clue about the Greens’ next Mercato. And this one is surprising…
Eirik Horneland is facing a cascade of injuries for ASSE’s next match against Bastia, and for the Coupe de France that will follow, in Nice. The Norwegian indicated this Thursday at a press conference: Lamba is out until 2026 and this is also the case for Ferreira, Annan, Traoré, Duffus and Moueffek. Eymard is also out against Bastia while Cardona and Boakye are doubtful.
Horneland considers himself quite well stocked in the middle
This massacre prompted a journalist present at L’Etrat to ask Horneland if the absences could have an impact on the next Mercato. And the Norwegian’s response was: “I don’t think so. We have a large squad and the absences allow the young people to have playing time, it is important for them to gain more experience. This is how they will grow. The Mercato can provide more flexibility to the workforce, rebalancing it. In defense perhaps. But in the middle and in attack, the squad is already loaded, perhaps even a little too much. » In attack, it is difficult to contradict Horneland’s point of view, but in the middle, with the absence of Ekwah, the ever-frequent injuries of Moueffek, one could think that the priority for the winter would go towards the arrival of one or two players in this sector. Horneland’s comments therefore put a serious damper on the possible arrival of Enzo Bardeli, the Dunkirk midfielder, announced on the ASSE shelves since last summer and scorer against the Greens last Saturday.
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