The OGC Nice is in a dead end. On the eve of the Champions League return match against Benfica, Franck Haise expressed his dissatisfaction concerning the absence of Pablo Rosario, who refuses to play while he is a starting instance towards Porto. In the first leg, the Portuguese club won 2-0 at the Allianz Riviera.
“Pablo Rosario is in the process of starting and does not wish to participate in the match,” said Franck Haise in front of the press, who recalled that he had already noticed in the first game of the Dutch community. “I already knew that in the first leg he did not have a strong desire to take a risk in a transfer window”he added, visibly annoyed by the situation.
Despite his efforts to convince the player, Haise did not get any change. “I had discussed with Pablo because he also knows the situation of the workforce, we are short, with a lot of injuries from the past season and the off -season. As it becomes clear for him, he did not want to take a risk. I want to hear it. If this agreement between the three parties is getting closer, I take note “said the Nice coach.
Franck Haise's rant
Announced in Porto for several weeks, Pablo Rosario trained aside during the summer preparation and played no friendly match with the Aiglons. He had only been a replacement during the first leg against Benfica, without going into play. For the trip to Lisbon this Tuesday, Nice will also have to face a diminished workforce, deprived of Morgan Sanson and Tanguy Ndombele, both injured.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Haise also pointed out the problem of the transfer calendar. “As long as the transfer window dates do not change and we will not start competition with closed dates, we will always have this kind of situation to manage. This is not the first time we have lived, but it will always be the same “, He concluded.
