Stade Rennais lost this Sunday afternoon at the Stade Vélodrome against Olympique de Marseille (2-0).
It is the third defeat in a row for Rennes in the league, "a very worrying result" for Bruno Genesio.
At the Velodrome stadium,
A defeat always hurts more, but when it's the third in a row it hurts even more.
This is the situation that Stade Rennais is going through after its 2-0 defeat this Sunday afternoon at the Stade Vélodrome against Olympique de Marseille.
The third, therefore, in Ligue 1, while the Rennais have known only one victory this season and occupy the 16th place.
"Yes it is very worrying", immediately recognized the coach Bruno Genesio after the match.
The Rennais resisted the Marseille onslaught well throughout the first half, but without succeeding in thwarting the plan of their opponents.
“We decided to densify the middle to block the axis and put two attackers to occupy the space, recover and have the opportunity to play in depth.
It worked well in the first half, we even had a few situations without being in danger, but we fell back and suffered in the second half, ”analyzed Bruno Genesio.
Lack of aggressiveness
Above all, the Bretons paid cash for their jump in concentration and their lack of aggressiveness. Just like the goal of Bamba Dieng, surprising everyone at the near post (48th), and especially the first goal of Amine Harit in the OM jersey, who too easily played against the defense (71st ). “On the two goals the opponent is playing well, but there are gross faults and above all a lack of aggressiveness. We lack character, personality. We are doing interesting things, but we lack efficiency in both surfaces, ”diagnosed the Rennes coach.
Benjamin Bourigeaud shared the same observation, after dragging his feet until the press conference.
“We lack a lot of things, and especially aggression.
Without possession of the ball, we struggled.
But everything is not to be thrown away either, we must continue to work, ”he warned.
With the sequence of matches every three days, "no time to feel sorry for", recalled Bruno Genesio.
“We have to talk, work and bounce back from these failures.
It's up to us to question ourselves and find the lever to regain confidence, ”he says.
For Benjamin Bourigeaud, the new arrivals still have to “adapt”, and the Rennes residents will have to “keep a cool head to get out of this spiral in the league”.
They will welcome Clermont from this Wednesday to start again on the right path.
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