We had understood it rather well, Jorge Sampaoli was going to turn a little after a trying Olympico this Tuesday, this Friday evening for the reception of Angers. We also knew that Luan Peres was sticking his tongue out a bit and that the winter recruits (Cédric Bakambu, Sead Kolasinac), who nevertheless lacked rhythm, were going to be there to get up.
If we have already seen Cédric Bakambu at work with two entries for one goal, Kolasinac, a free recruit since Arsenal had agreed with him on a breach of contract, was a real question mark. We said it all the more that he had rather a left piston profile, but that he would have his place only to blow Luan Peres, in central left of a defense at three or four with Rongier in hybrid position .
A more than correct hour
But that Friday night was unreal. Almost as much as the team composition, resolutely offensive of a Jorge Sampaoli who, it seems, was keen to redeem himself from the debacle between Rhône and Saône. Thus, he started on the left flank and was the counterpart of Pol Lirola. During the first period, we saw it a lot. He even played almost as a winger, he was so high on the pitch.
Hard on the man, he did not take many risks, but recovered, in a high position, a lot of balls. He also showed his qualities on the foot with in particular two pretty crosses which could have scored if an Angevin defender had not come to thwart a found Milik. Out around the hour mark, he was really good and Sampaoli was relatively happy: ” yes, these are players who arrived a short time ago, with little activity. The time they know their colleagues and the system, everything will be better “. In short, Longoria does not seem, once again, to have made a mistake in its recruitment.
