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Ligue 1: a lack of confidence “stronger than I could imagine”, admits Stephan

Beaten for the sixth time in the last eight days of Ligue 1, by Monaco (1-2), on Saturday, Rennes suffers above all from a lack of confidence, “greater” than its coach, Julien Stephan, could “imagine ".

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Ligue 1: a lack of confidence “stronger than I could imagine”, admits Stephan

Beaten for the sixth time in the last eight days of Ligue 1, by Monaco (1-2), on Saturday, Rennes suffers above all from a lack of confidence, “greater” than its coach, Julien Stephan, could “imagine ".

"I am not angry. Disappointed yes, but I'm not disappointed. We were beaten by someone stronger than us, that's it,” said the coach who succeeded Bruno Genesio four matches ago, in all competitions.

After victories against Reims (3-1) and Maccabi Haifa (3-0), the Bretons lost in Marseille (2-0) and against Monaco (2-1) displaying a lack of enthusiasm and realism as well. both offensive and worrying defensive. “I discover a very, very marked deficit of confidence, that’s clear. Stronger than I could imagine,” admitted Stéphan, emphasizing that Monaco, currently 2nd in the ranking, was “very good and very armed” in this area. After a first period where his team lacked "control and collective support", and an opening of the Monegasque score in the 51st minute of play, "the match became more lively with the expulsion" of the Brazilian full-back Vanderson, the 75th.

“The energy brought by the entrants and the need to come back to score” allowed Rennes to be more dangerous, but also highlighted its lack of efficiency. “We absolutely must manage to correct our shortcomings because they are recurrent, it seems, in the way of scoring goals, in the fact that we have difficulty being effective... Because that with a little more efficiency, today, it is perhaps a second goal that we score,” he estimated.

Rennes, 12th with 15 points, only two more than Lorient, virtual barrage, will now meet two teams fighting to maintain their position before the break, Toulouse, then Clermont. “We have two away matches which will not be easy but which will be important,” admitted Stéphan. Before that, on Thursday, they will have to try to take a point at home against the Spaniards Villarreal to finish at the top of their Europa League group and qualify directly for the round of 16. Enough to give Rennes a little momentum? “Everything is fair game,” the coach simply replied.

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