For those who wondered what Habib Beye was going to give on a Ligue 1 bench, this is already an element of response. Under its direction, Stade Rennais has just won two matches in a row, against Strasbourg (1-0) and Saint-Etienne (0-2). The Breton club remained a series of five losses in a row, which had precipitated the ouster of Jorge Sampaoli.
All this of course requires confirmation, but the fact is that the former coach of the Red Star quickly managed to impose his style with his players. “A Habib Beye effect?” No,
he replied to Ouest-France. We arrived with very clear ideas on the way we wanted to play, I transmitted it to them from the first day, with the desire to dominate the opponent in rhythm and play space. After the players must adhere to this intensity. If there is a metamorphosis, it is also that of the state of mind and the personality they must have in a match. »»
Habib Beye, winning bets with young people
Habib Beye has kept the game scheme of his predecessor (a 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1) but he changed several elements. Recruits have been integrated (Tamari, Brassier …), but the former OM player also succeeded by lining up the young Djaoui Cissé, excellent on these two games in the midfield. And defender Jérémy Jacquet, recalled from his loan to Clermont, was also very good at Geoffroy-Guichard. Enough to give a real local color at Stade Rennais, despite a fairly crazy transfer window (10 arrivals in January).
“The identity of the club, through the players trained here who are on the field, it must be maintained, it is essential, the SRFC must look like this,” says Beye. It is meritocracy that counts, not the statutes. »» A speech that has already conquered Rennes supporters.
