Une semaine à trois matchs et dans l’incertitude
But “we don’t play the same with Clément and Malcom (Bokele) right back, with Vital and Jacques (Ekomié) or Jo (Louis-Jean) left back. There will be a lot of work on the game project to highlight the quality of the players, ”said Guion on the upcoming site.
The question, since the beginning of the month, remains above all the possibility and the timing of their integration into the competition, linked to the need to free up the payroll to allow the approval of new contracts. This Thursday, while Edson Mexer left (to Estoril) after termination of his contract, and Hwang was about to do the same at Nottingham Forest, David Guion, who handles the subject with tweezers, remained cautious on the rapid qualification of a reinforcement. “One until Friday night. I don’t know the numbers, it’s more management that can answer. »
According to our information, this should still not be enough and all eyes are on the departures of Junior Onana, whose file did not progress this Thursday, and on the players pushed out and training in reserve (Oudin , Kwateng, Baysse, Zerkane, Medioub).
“It will take a while”
In the meantime, Guion and his players are preparing a week with three matches (Guingamp this Saturday, Quevilly-Rouen on Tuesday and Paris FC next Saturday) during which new blood will not be too many in a quantitatively restricted group, which will have to do with the suspensions of defender Junior Mwanga on Saturday then midfielder Danylo Ignatenko in Paris.
“The situation is unusual. The story is beautiful for kids but it pains me for those who train without playing with an irreproachable attitude. It lasts and that’s what’s difficult,” says Guion. Knowing “that it will take a little time for them to be 100% physically, and find the tactical benchmarks”. “Yoann and Vital have not played since July 23 against Irún (friendly, editor’s note). They are very professional, but nothing replaces competition. »
“We are very close to them, they talk to us before the matches”
Young people continue to date without taking offense at this necessary competition. “We know that we have to crunch in the matches that we are given, we will stay on this continuity”, pointed out defender Malcom Bokele on Thursday. Even frustrated, the recruits waiting but already present at the club appear integrated: “We are very close to them, they are good executives. Before the home games, they came to talk to us in the locker room, ”continued the Lyonnais.
Limited workforce
“Can young people play three games in seven days? I don’t have the answer, pointed Guion. This is a new problem. I keep bugging them with the recovery, invisible training. We master what we can master, with meals, recovering in the locker room, but afterwards we are not at home, especially for sleep. They’re listening so far, there’s no reason not to. »