Pierre Sage
LyonJulien Stephan
Rennes
Meeting Highlights…CHERKI
I want to insist with him as with all the players. He has a margin to reach the level which should be his. a process that he must accept. There will be things that are not perfect. You must have tolerance but also a lot of demands. He must become aware of many things. He is only 20 years old, he has played a lot of matches for his age. He has to continue. He will have to be tough in terms of managing the work.
…RENNES
It’s a team which gains a lot of ground, which always puts the opponent under pressure, which has a very dynamic, very offensive game. I really liked their last match in the Coupe de France and in particular the evolution made between the first and second half. It is a team which gains a lot of ground, which always puts the opponent under pressure, which has a very dynamic, very offensive game. Even when she does not have the ball, she attacks the opponent to make them lose the ball. It’s a game that speaks to me. I would like us to draw inspiration from these things. It's up to us to be able to raise the bar even higher on Friday to show that we are capable of doing these things.
...RIVALRY
Rivalry, for me, is always something very subjective. For me, it happens every weekend, in all matches, because all points count. I am not going to dwell on this rivalry, I am not sure that it is palpable for everyone. You have to have a good match. The team won in the first match earlier following a header from Jake O'Brien, it was a difficult match despite everything. It was the team's first victory in this championship. The Rennais will be keen to redeem themselves. It’s up to us to show them that we have progressed in our game.
Pierre Sage
Manager on Lyon…CHERKI
I want to insist with him as with all the players. He has a margin to reach the level which should be his. a process that he must accept. There will be things that are not perfect. You must have tolerance but also a lot of demands. He must become aware of many things. He is only 20 years old, he has played a lot of matches for his age. He has to continue. He will have to be tough in terms of managing the work.
…RENNES
It’s a team which gains a lot of ground, which always puts the opponent under pressure, which has a very dynamic, very offensive game. I really liked their last match in the Coupe de France and in particular the evolution made between the first and second half. It is a team which gains a lot of ground, which always puts the opponent under pressure, which has a very dynamic, very offensive game. Even when she does not have the ball, she attacks the opponent to make them lose the ball. It’s a game that speaks to me. I would like us to draw inspiration from these things. It's up to us to be able to raise the bar even higher on Friday to show that we are capable of doing these things.
...RIVALRY
Rivalry, for me, is always something very subjective. For me, it happens every weekend, in all matches, because all points count. I am not going to dwell on this rivalry, I am not sure that it is palpable for everyone. You have to have a good match. The team won in the first match earlier following a header from Jake O'Brien, it was a difficult match despite everything. It was the team's first victory in this championship. The Rennais will be keen to redeem themselves. It’s up to us to show them that we have progressed in our game.
Julien Stephan
Manager on Rennes…PLAYER SELECTION
We have not discussed this for the moment. I have two right-backs available as is, Guéla and Lolo, and we need two players in this position. Doubling the positions on the back line seems important to me, for a question of competition, balance, and to compensate for any eventualities in the sequence of matches. If a third arrives, then yes, there will certainly be a need for a discussion, but at the moment this is not the case.
…MATCH EXPECTATIONS
It's a team that gains a lot of ground, that always puts the opponent under pressure, that has a very dynamic, very offensive game. Even when it doesn't have the ball, it attacks the opponent to make them lose the ball. It's a game that speaks to me. I would like us to be inspired by these things.
…LYON
It will be difficult. They have high-quality players and have strengthened themselves during the transfer window. This reinforces the difficulty of preparing for the match, we don't really know how they will play. What we are certain of is that there will be quality on the pitch. Their current dynamic is much better than two and a half months ago when they came to Roazhon Park, for their first victory of the season. They have regained stability defensively, they concede fewer goals and score more.