Simakan (on the ground) and Racing lost 1-0 to OM.

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PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP

  • Nothing is right at RC Strasbourg, which fell again on Friday, this time against OM (1-0).

  • After ten days, the Alsatians are in 19th place in Ligue 1.

  • The hour is serious ... but is it desperate?

    Is Racing heading for relegation in Ligue 2?

    "We don't think about it, it's still the beginning," replied defender Lamine Koné.

At the Meinau stadium,

Six points in ten days.

The balance sheet is bad.

Again beaten, Friday night by Marseille at La Meinau (0-1), RC Strasbourg barely week after week to take off.

Worse, it is sinking and is now in 19th place.

A little more than a quarter of the championship, the situation worries.

Necessarily.

Could Racing fall in Ligue 2 four years after its return to the top flight?

"We don't think about it, it's still the beginning," replied defender Lamine Koné.

“We are a very good team capable of competing with the others in Ligue 1. We will be fine.

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The player is in his role.

After the game on Friday, the assistant coach of the team which currently replaces Thierry Laurey (sick with covid-19) also made a proactive speech.

“We have to stay positive,” insisted Jean-Marc Kuentz.

“We're on a downward spiral right now but we can reverse it.

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When?

How? 'Or' What ?

The defeat against OM was a reminder of how much fate was hitting the Alsatian team at the moment.

In short, this gives a completely correct performance, overall domination, a crossbar touched ... and a cap goal from the opposing team on its only opportunity!

Not to mention the penalty that was probably forgotten at the very end of the match, when Zohi was caught by Amavi in ​​the middle of the penalty area.

At the time, the referee Mr. Hamel did not even bother to go to the video ...

🎙️ Lamine # Koné: "Tonight, we concede only one opportunity. I think that in the attitudes, we showed a reaction after the non-match in Reims. We are obviously aware of the situation. But in these moments, we must stay united and raise your head. "# RCSAOM (0-1) pic.twitter.com/jF3b9rIeqB

- RC Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) November 6, 2020

“The other years, it's true that we had more success,” continues Koné.

Caci's strike, for example, was a bar coming in and not going out.

But it's up to us to go after those goals and do more.

“On this point, the people of Strasbourg have a lot of leeway.

Since the resumption, they have often been penalized by individual errors.

Marking, attention, hand errors, naivety… It was certainly better on Friday but the offensive animation remains a huge project.

“We have to improve it,” agrees Jean-Marc Kuentz, who nevertheless appreciated the state of mind deployed.

“The players showed good values, good attitudes, those we expected, with a great debauchery of energy […] We played a full game.

We must now rely on it and be effective in front.

The return of Ludovic Ajorque on November 22 in Montpellier should help.

Racing now has two weeks to raise its head and avoid a winter to shake.

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