If the start of the season at Stade Rennais cannot really be described as catastrophic, the border does not seem very far for some. And for those who believe that the primary responsibility lies with the coach, Habib Beye, some of their criticisms do not pass through the eyes and ears of Daniel Riolo.
The RMC editorialist broached the subject on Sunday evening, a few hours after Rennais' fourth straight draw in Ligue 1, this time conceded at home against AJ Auxerre (2-2, 8th day). “If someone tells me that based on the observation, there is clearly a difficulty in getting a message across, the team is not good over 90 minutes, it lacks intensity… I can hear all of that. What I don't understand about him is the nature of the criticism. »
For the observer, “there is a nature of criticism that is not normal” and who according to him, is
“linked to his past” of consultant. But Daniel Riolo also repeated that he could only see that there was a problem. “We can clearly see that it doesn’t work. (…) There was confusion with the players. But we can say that if there was confusion, it was perhaps that the players were not good enough, that the coach did not know how to create the connection. I see that the message is problematic. »
No “suit too big” for Habib Beye, according to Daniel Riolo
The polemicist felt that he was still “too early” to land Habib Beye. And to conclude:
“It’s definitely not the suit-too-big thing. This is a completely bogus argument. (…) His past, what he did, that means nothing at all. You just have to be interested in your work. There, his work is average and we all expect him to do better. »
After eight days, Stade Rennais is stuck in the middle of the ranking, in ninth place. Five draws, one defeat and only two victories for the Breton club whose budget and squad look more like a competitor for Europe than a team from the soft underbelly of the championship. It’s up to Habib Beye to find the right formula. And for his players to apply it.
