Jean-Louis Gasset conscient du piège qui attend son équipe. MAXPPP – JEAN MICHEL MART
Montpellier qui dispute son 32e de finale de Coupe de France, samedi 21 décembre, au Puy-en-Velay, ne galvaudera pas le match, conscient qu’un rencontre piège l’attend.
The squad: Tchato and Sagnan suspended, Maksimovic uncertain
Jean-Louis Gasset, Montpellier's coach, had not yet finalized his squad at the time of the pre-match press conference. One thing is certain, for the match at Le Puy, in the 32nd round of the Coupe de France, he will be without Enzo Tchato and Modibo Sagnan who are suspended. “Maksimovic is uncertain, he has a small problem with his calf. He was in treatment, the doctors will give me an answer in the afternoon”, explained the MHSC coach, also specifying that he had “some flu, it's the period”.
He could count on the returns of Khalil Fayad and Yanis Issoufou.“They are operational. They played 60 minutes with the reserve team last weekend. There were no problems. They had a week of work, so they are gaining momentum.”
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000As for the famous rotation of goalkeepers for the Coupe de France matches, the man with the cap replied that it was “possible. We didn't put the team together because we were waiting to see everyone's motivation. It was, as I told you, a rather special week in the context. We played a lot of games, a lot of fun, a lot of sessions in front of goal.”
The Coupe de France, a competition that is always special
In the situation of Montpellier, last in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France appears for Jean-Louis Gasset as “a breath of fresh air. It's a competition that Montpellier likes. Even if Saturday's match is going to be a difficult match, as always for a round of 32. It's always a tricky match when he's away.”
For him to make a run in this competition is not prohibitive with a stay in Ligue 1. “There is no logic. When Montpellier won the Cup, in the 1990s, the championship was very complicated. The first round was very complicated in Châteurenard against Istres. We had to wait until the last minute and a goal from Kader Ferhaoui. In the championship, I think Montpellier got through with two or three games to go. In the end, the Coupe de France saved the season. It is a competition that you have to play to the fullest, that you can't calculate. It's an adventure for a group of players who can suffer in the championship but find an escape in a competition like this.”
Le Puy, team and trap match ?
Montpellier will not have the excuse of being the surprise team since Le Puy, which plays in National 2, has been a Cup specialist for several seasons. “We will surely play to a full house. The players opposite are waiting for this match. There are young players who are from Montpellier. The coach too. They will not be seeking revenge but they will want to show that they exist, which is the lot of this match every year. This is a team that often succeeds in the Cup, with a quarter-final last year. We took them very seriously. Since the draw, we have spied on them as professionals to try to give the players as much information as possible and to know the match that had to be played to avoid the trap”, indicated Jean-Louis Gasset.
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