Rivals one day, still rivals. On behalf of the fifth day of Ligue 1, FC Nantes will receive Stade Rennais during the first derby in the west of the season. A historic classic of the championship which does not lack animosity between the players. Present at an avant-match press conference on the Nantes side, Anthony Lopes took the opportunity to get a little more the game to kick off.
Indeed, a journalist had fun asking the former Lyonnais if he could one day carry the tunic of an enemy club, like Saint-Etienne or Rennes. And the least we can say is that the Nantes goalkeeper did not chew his words during his answer, reveling in passing a spike towards Valentin Rongier and Quentin Melin. As a reminder, both have arrived in Rennes from OM, despite training done … in Nantes.
Lopes: “When you do certain things, you have to assume them”
“I think you don't know me “, First released Anthony Lopes, before continuing concerning this change of club. “It exists, it's just their problem. Each player is different, each mentality is different, each character, respect is different. I have values that are specific to myself. Afterwards, the rest we do not master it. They made this choice. It is their choice to them. »»
These few sentences also come to put a layer on Valentin Rongier, who hung the Stade Rennais at the time, declaring never to sign in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2017, the French environment had even published in story the photo of a goat with written “Hello the Rennes”. Lopes today's response: “Internet, it's still. The networks are still. When you do certain things, you have to assume them, that's all. »» The main interested parties will appreciate.
