It is with a full team that the Nice team will present themselves tomorrow against Sochaux, who have come to earn a draw in the last two encounters. Ninth with a score of 10 points, there is no panic on the red and black side, but a poor result against Sochaux could undermine the confidence built up at the start of the season. There is no doubt that the Azur commando, training this morning behind closed doors at Ray, is preparing to execute a new mission that is not the most impossible.
On the yellow and blue side, morale is not particularly high with this last position in the standings and only three small points accumulated from draws against Paris, Lille, and Lorient at home. Certainly, eliminating Olympique de Marseille in the 16th round of the League Cup has somewhat boosted the spirits of President Cordier’s men, but the harsh reality of the championship quickly reasserted itself, and Sochaux could not do better than a draw when hosting Lorient last Saturday (1-1). While Jacques Faty will be absent for this match, Teddy Richert might regain his place in the Sochaux goals, with his shoulder no longer causing him pain. Another element to watch for in the Nice defense is Turkish striker Mevlut Erding, who has already scored 4 goals this season and is a real threat in the opponent’s penalty areas.
Therefore, it remains for the Nice team to find the rigor and application from the start of the season to perform consistently throughout the 90 minutes, and there is no doubt that in this case, the new red and black prodigy, Loïc Rémy, should once again make his mark by finding the back of the net.
Otherwise, Nice risks hearing a harsh word from Frédéric Antonetti, who has already shown a glimpse of his determination in the Rennes locker room by bringing some of his eaglets back down to earth, who he felt were flying a bit too high for his liking. Indeed, it is not always good to “go higher…”!
The Nice group: Letizi, Ospina, Rool, Kante, Hognon, Apam, Jeunechamp, Cid, Diakité, Echouafni, Coulibaly, Hellebuyck, Fae, Rémy, Bamago, Traoré, Mouloungui, Ben Saada, and Modeste.
