“Without mentioning the details of the organization, there will be less rotation than usual. » Pierre Sage did not beat around the bush when discussing his plans for the match against Karabagh FC this Thursday evening in Azerbaijan (kick-off at 6:45 p.m.).
The coach of theOL
is particularly wary of his opponent. “It’s a team capable of very good performances, as we saw against Ajax. On the defensive side, we have identified opportunities, but we will have to be at a good level to exploit them. It is therefore a great challenge that awaits us tomorrow. We mainly analyzed their matches in the European Cup, because they fit better in the context of tomorrow’s match. It is on these meetings that we focused. »
OL executives ready to move on?
While Pierre Sage had gotten into the habit of making large rotations during the previous sequences between Ligue 1 and the European Cup, the technician therefore opted for another strategy, despite the overloaded schedule. A risky choice as Nice looms from Sunday (5 p.m.), even if the coincidence of the calendar will feature two teams competing this Thursday in C3.
“We are indeed taking this match into account. However, there will not really be any pre-established game time management. Rotations and management will mainly depend on the evolution of the score. » The coaching will therefore be evolving depending on the scenario, but OL should rely on its strengths at kick-off: Lacazette, Cherki, Tolisso and Perri are expected at kick-off. Orban and Zaha were not included in the group.
The expected line-up for OL : Perri – Maitland-Niles, Caleta-Car, Niakhaté, Tagliafico – Veretout, Matic, Tolisso – Cherki, Lacazette (c), Fofana.
