“Amiens? It’s tough, they are one of the favorites”
Lots of movements during the transfer window, a catastrophic start to the season, a change of coach, an improvement in results then a relapse… Presentation of the opponent of Amiens SC for this meeting of the twelfth day of Ligue 2.
The dynamic
The least we can say is that Dijon FCO missed its landing in Ligue 2. It’s quite simple, after five days, the DFCO was in the red zone and decided to separate from its coach , David Linarès who had a record of four defeats and a draw in the 2021/2022 financial year. Now coached by Patrice Garande, Dijon seemed to be getting better. Admittedly, the Dijonnais bowed to Pau (0-2) for the first of the former coach of Toulouse, but they seemed to be making progress in the game. Progress confirmed on the return from truce with a first success acquired in this new exercise , at home, against Bastia (2-1) then two successive victories against Dunkirk (2-0) and Caen (0-1). But since then, the DFCO has relapsed, losing at home against Valenciennes (0-1) before suffering the same fate in Le Havre (0-2), falling back to seventeenth place with a small point ahead of the duo Amiens – Dunkirk. A setback could have the Ligue 1 relegated to the red zone.
The player to watch
Excellent under the colors of Niort, to the point of being one of the first recruits of a Dijon who wants to play the roles upon his return to Ligue 2, Valentin Jacob is for the moment only mainly confined to the bench of the first replacements after eleven meetings. Holder only three times, the former chamois should have the opportunity to show himself during the reception of Amiens SC due to many absences from the Dijon. What if he take the opportunity to show his real value by splashing the encounter with his talent?
The statement
“Amiens, it’s tough, they created the favorites part, they recruited a lot. They took on an experienced coach who knows Ligue 2 very well. They have a little trouble at the start, but they don’t lose. All the matches you play against Amiens are complicated matches. It’s an athletic set that also performs well in transitions. This is not a team that takes the game on its own. I expect a very compact team block. All of Philippe’s teams are very well organized. They perform well on set pieces, there is size. Once again, what interests me is us, the strengths of the opponent and the weaknesses on them. Afterwards, you have to be able to counter their strengths and exploit their weaknesses. It depends on what we are going to put in the match. I know it’s going to be a tough, committed game. It will be necessary to be efficient in all areas. “
Patrice Garande (Dijon coach)
The transfer window
They arrived : Mattéo Ahlinvi (middle, Nîmes); Christopher Rocchia (defender, Marseille); Mickaël Le Bihan (attacker, Auxerre); Jessy Pi (middle, Caen); Yahya Soumaré (striker, Lyon, ready); Baptiste Reynet (guardian, Nîmes); Daniel Congré (defender, Montpellier); Cheick Traoré (defender, Lens); Zargo Touré (defender, Genclerbirligi); Lucas Deaux (middle, Nîmes); Valentin Jacob (middle, Niort); Adama Fofana (defender, Varsbergs); Romain Philippoteaux (attacker, Brest, ready). Loan returns: Bryan Soumaré (middle, Sochaux); Aurélien Scheidler (attacker, Nancy). IThey are gone: Mama Baldé (attacker, Troyes); Moussa Konaté (striker, Esperance de Tunis, loan); Ngonda Muzinga (defender, Riga); Rayan Philippe (attacker, Hesperange); Fouad Chafik (defender, Lausanne); Saturnin Allagbé (goalkeeper, Valenciennes, loan); Didier Ndong (middle, Malatyaspor, loan); Théo Barbet (defender, NK Lokomotiva); Roger Assalé (forward, Werder Bremen, on loan); Bersant Celina (middle, Ipswich, loan); Mounir Chouiar (attacker, Malatyaspor, loan); Wesley Lautoa (defender, without club); Lévi Ntumba (goalkeeper, without club). End of loans: Anibal Chala (defender, Toluca); Arthur Zagre (defender, Monaco); Junior Dina Ebimbe (middle, Paris SG); Pape Cheikh (middle, Lyon); Sacha Boey (defender, Rennes); Aboubakar Kamara (forward, Fulham).
The number
1 – Amiens SC have won only one of their last five trips to Dijon in Ligue 2. This victory dates back to March 30, 2007. The Amiens had won two goals to one.
The Dijon group to face Amiens SC
Racioppi (left), Reynet (left) – Congré, Coulibaly, Fofana, Ngouyamsa, Rocchia, Traoré – Ahlinvi, Benzia, Jacob, Pi, Sammaritano, Younoussa – Dobre, Le Bihan, Scheidler; Soumare