Annecy – Laurent Guyot before Combani in the Cup: “I will do very little touring”
After a defeat in Bordeaux (2-0), Annecy will make its debut in French Cup in the 7th round this Saturday (4 p.m.) against the Diables Noirs team from Combani (Mayotte). Before this meeting, the coach Laurent Guyot spoke at a press conference and takes this match very seriously.
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“These are always complicated matches to approach, on a little info on the team that we are going to meet. They will have nothing to lose, there are always surprises. We try to minimize unpleasant surprises as much as possible. We prepared in the same way as an L2 match, I will rotate very little compared to the last team against Bordeaux. Even concerning the goalkeeper, Thomas Callens will play and anyway Flo Escales injured his shoulder so even in the league it would have been the same. We always talk about the charm of the Cup, but sometimes it is cruel. I hope we will do everything to pass. A good draw is when you qualify for the next round. In a season where we play maintenance, doing a sectional course can sometimes help a team to maintain itself and achieve its objectives.. I am thinking for example of Guingamp, they had won the Cup and they were not yet maintained in L1 and they did so afterwards. It is important to make a course. There is nothing to worry about, neither more nor less, with our start to the season. Our maintenance can be played until the last day on June 3, it is possible, I remind you that the 16th place minimum is our objective. »
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