To measure the void that Andy Delort left in Montpellier by being transferred to Nice on Saturday, it was enough to observe the offensive play of the MHSC on Sunday in Lille.
Without its scorer, the Hérault club bowed and did not offer much offensively.
Delort's departure is a real blow, as Olivier Dall'Oglio bluntly acknowledged after the match.
“As soon as a major player is missing in a team compared to what we have worked on since the start of the season, there are changes.
But we have to adapt because there is a context with this transfer window which lasts a very long time.
It annoys all the staffs,.
All coaches want this to end.
Andy is gone.
When you lose a relationship like Andy and Gaëtan (Laborde) can have, rebuilding it takes time.
But we will work on this during the break and do better compared to what we have, ”hopes a fairly fatalistic Montpellier coach.
Laborde could leave by Tuesday
Because by August 31, date of the end of the transfer window, Montpellier could lose another major player in its workforce.
Coveted by several clubs, striker Gaëtan Laborde (3 goals) is not sure of staying in Hérault.
“It is possible that Gaëtan will no longer be there at the end of the week.
He is totally invested in the club until the end but this context means that he can also leave very quickly.
I have no certainty, it's the transfer window, ”admits Dall'Oglio.
A transfer market which could therefore make the MHSC lose all its offensive potential.
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