Rennes coach Julien Stéphan hardly appreciated the behavior of his team, beaten at home by Saint-Etienne this Sunday.

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  • Beaten at home by Saint-Etienne this Sunday afternoon (0-2), Stade Rennais completely missed out on their match.

  • Since the beginning of the year, the Bretons have had all the trouble in the world to create opportunities.

  • They still retain their fifth place in the standings.

At Roazhon Park,

The closed door at least has the advantage for the players to avoid going out in boos.

Because we can not even imagine the bronca which would have come down from the spans of Roazhon Park this Sunday afternoon after the pitiful defeat of Stade Rennais against Saint-Etienne (0-2).

"This is our worst performance of the season," admitted coach Julien Stéphan, lucid about the current weakness of his team.

After ending the year with a bang, Rennes seems to have lost their football for several matches.

The team has good control of the ball (72.2% of possession this Sunday…) but it can no longer be dangerous or create the slightest opportunity.

This Sunday, it was not only the offensive animation which was at half mast with a very feverish defense which was punished at the half-hour mark by Bouanga and at the start of the last quarter. hour by Nordin.

"We have failed in all areas of the game," said the Rennes coach, pointing to "the technical excitement and lack of commitment" of his players.

A fifth place which "hangs by a thread"

"Angry" at the end of the meeting, Damien Da Silva did not want to hide his face either.

“We're not good at the moment, it can happen.

But what is unacceptable is that there was no revolt ”, indicated the Rennes captain.

A recurring problem that should be treated and quickly under penalty of end of season devoid of interest.

"We are a good Ligue 1 club but we are not a big club and we sometimes tend to forget certain values," said the Rennes captain, inviting his partners to "do a lot more, especially in training ".

In its misfortune, Stade Rennais can always take comfort in telling itself that it is still fifth in the standings with one game less at the end of the 25th day of Ligue 1. But not sure that this is enough for the happiness of Julien Stéphan , once again annoyed by the attitude of his team.

"After a match like that, we know that this fifth place is due to the fact that the teams behind did not win, it is hanging by a thread," said the Breton technician, who seems a little short of solutions.

But "the combativeness is there, the flame is there and the desire to find solutions too", he assured.

He now has a week ahead of him to try to re-mobilize his troops before the trip to Montpellier scheduled for Sunday.

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