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It’s almost a match of extremes. And it is certainly the match of fear for Clermont Foot 63. This Saturday afternoon (5 p.m.), the Auvergne club receives Luis Enrique's Paris SG who are gaining momentum, as evidenced by these successive successes against the Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League (2-0) and during the Classic, against Olympique de Marseille, last Sunday (4-0). Suffice to say that the people of Clermont have a good chance of sinking a little deeper into the crisis.
Because since the start of the season, Pascal Gastien's players haven't been able to do it. Last in the standings, they only have...one small point - obtained against Toulouse FC (2-2) - after six days. They are, with FC Lorient and RC Lens, the worst defense in the championship at the moment with twelve goals conceded, or two per match played. They also lack realism since they have only found the net five times. Worrying. And incomprehensible for a team which finished the previous year in eighth place, and quite close to the European places.
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This inefficiency on both sides of the field is one of the main causes of their disastrous start to the championship. “In the game, we manage to do good things, but we must be more efficient offensively and fairer defensively. So far, we are just missing a little something and managing to finish in front of goal the chances we create,” explained Pascal Gastien in a pre-match press conference. A statistic illustrates the words of the Auvergne coach: Clermont Foot 63 is the third team which makes the most forward passes (172), behind AS Monaco (179) and Paris SG (186). The offseason departures of Mateusz Wieteska, one of the leaders of the Clermont defense last season (35 matches), and of Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, one of the most decisive players (7 goals and 4 assists) , are thus clearly felt.
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Despite everything, Clermont Foot 63 has reason to believe in a positive result against Paris SG this Saturday afternoon. First of all, his elements do not let themselves be defeated by the complicated situation: “What I have noticed every week since the start of the season is that the players are motivated and conscientious,” assures Pascal Gastien. Same story with Ghanaian defender Alidu Seidu: “We have to continue to work and give the maximum, but the state of mind remains very good. Things will end up working out in our favor.”
Then, Kylian Mbappé, the top scorer in Ligue 1 (7 goals in 5 matches), is uncertain, a few days after his ankle injury in the Classic. This is undoubtedly good news for the Auvergne team. Even if the Frenchman is not the only danger of the capital club. “Paris is a balanced team that has launched its season. Even if Mbappé is not there, they have many other great players, says Pascal Gastien. The team will have to do a little more. We will have to be tight, united. And play to try to cause them problems. Play, like what they did at the end of last season, on the 38th day of the championship, when they won at the Parc des Princes against the Parisians who were already champions (2-3). Can they repeat this great performance?
