All the rage of Serhou Guirassy after his new goal scored this Saturday in the Cauldron.
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Stade Rennais has just made an impression this Saturday by winning clearly (0-3) in an ASSE until then leader and undefeated in Ligue 1.
This almost controlled success from start to finish further highlighted the fine performances of three unknown players in the workforce, namely the usual goalkeeper replacing Romain Salin and two of the recruits Serhou Guirassy and Nayef Aguerd.
Particularly thanks to them, the Bretons are sure to be the new leader of the championship at the end of the weekend.
At the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium,
“The ranking is anecdotal, but not our performance.
"Julien Stéphan had this clever formula, this Saturday, to qualify the great success (0-3) of his team in Saint-Etienne, synonymous with first place in Ligue 1 after five days.
A new status which could be brought to last so much a quiet force emerges from this ruthless Stade Rennais against a hitherto undefeated ASSE.
Through this resounding success in the Chaudron,
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retains three symbolic players of "the collective dynamic engaged" dear to Julien Stéphan.
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Serhou Guirassy, more than a finisher
For two years, the offensive performance of Stade Rennais has been extremely dependent on the faltering efficiency of M'Baye Niang (29 goals in 81 games).
By recruiting this summer for 15 million euros Serhou Guirassy (24 years), the Breton club has been able to correct the situation on the transfer window.
Because the former Amiens center forward has a convincing start to the season, with the added bonus of a third goal scored this Saturday (after his double in Nîmes) in a gesture as spectacular as it is effective in Sainté (0-2, 53rd).
“Serhou works a lot for the collective, he is extremely generous and he was rewarded today with a nice goal, praises Julien Stéphan.
It's not just his goal, there is everything he does for others: calls, defensive efforts, his body play which allowed him to cause a lot of faults in the first period.
It's a full game on his part.
"
Not my fault if Rom puts a cake 🤷🏿♂️❤️ https://t.co/BANDpPw3ey
- Serhou Guirassy (@ Guirassy_19) September 26, 2020
Romain Salin, more than just an understudy
The long episodes of the enormous transfer from Edouard Mendy to Chelsea could very well have disrupted Stade Rennais since the resumption, and in particular Romain Salin (36), holder since the second day of Ligue 1. For the first
clean-
Breton
sheet
of the season, Saturday in the Forez, the former lining of the Senegalese goalkeeper was impeccable, especially in his playing read. "Bravo to Romain for the depth management, he was perfect on that", summarizes Julien Stéphan, aware that his protégé played Manuel Neuer by cutting a good number of openings distilled in the back of his defense.
Will the Greens manage to score a goal?
Romain Salin is in good shape anyway 💪!
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Asked about the prospect of not looking at all costs for a number 1 goalkeeper in view of Romain Salin's performances this season, the Rennes coach was teasing: “I am surprised that you are surprised by his performance.
Romain has been in the professional world for a very long time, especially at Sporting Portugal, and he is a very good goalkeeper, who also has an important role in the dressing room.
However, it is certain that Stade Rennais will move to this position by October 5.
“It is essential for us to replace the departure of Edouard, recalls Julien Stéphan.
We will have an additional goalkeeper by the end of the transfer window, and then the best will play.
"
Why Nayef Aguerd already has all the right things for Stade Rennais https://t.co/hJm1Kg1Cpz
- 20 Minutes (@ 20Minutes) September 19, 2020
Nayef Aguerd, more than a defender
There is Sehrou Guirassy in front but there is also Nayef Aguerd behind.
Author of a supersonic adaptation at Stade Rennais, the ex-Dijonnais is 24 years old in full success.
Very solid and serene defensively this Saturday, the Moroccan international also unlocked the match against ASSE with a real center-forward header (0-1, 33rd).
His debut is therefore to say the least noticed, especially since he had already scored in Nîmes.
“Our association is going very well,” confirms his partner Damien Da Silva.
Nayef is a very open person and we talked a lot together upon his arrival.
As with the emergence of Romain Salin, should the Rennes club recruit at all costs by October 5 given the complicity of its new central axis?
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“There were the departures of Joris Gnagnon and Jérémy Morel so we are missing another central defender, says Julien Stéphan.
Competition is our leitmotif, it is competition that will move everyone forward.
"An opinion shared by Damien Da Silva
himself
:" It is necessary, we will play the Champions League, a very high level competition which will take a lot of physical and mental energy.
An additional defender can do us good.
The club is growing so there is bound to be a lot of competition in this team.
And there is no doubt that she will be boosted by the desire to keep as long as possible this new leader's chair in Ligue 1.
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