Scores Rennes en direct
24 January 2011 | à 22h55

Coupe de France : Reims unhappy with the draw

Coupe de France : Reims unhappy with the draw

« This is simply the worse draw we could have thought of », club president Jean-Pierre Caillot admitted to local newspaper L’Union. Same feeling for manager Hubert Fournier : « We really haven’t been lucky, complained a very disappointed Reims manager. Alongside Paris Saint-Germain and Lille, Rennes is one of the best three teams in L1. And to me, the most impressive in terms of athletic ability”.
The physical superiority, this is clearly what the Ligue 2 players are scared of. “Physically, they are strong, but I’ve also been impressed by their technical control, Julien Toudic tempers. Defensively, this team makes nearly no errors. It’s a massive block, very efficient in ball recovery».

In other words, to qualify in Rennes would be a real exploit for a Reims team whose main target remains survival in Ligue 2. Especially since the game will be included during the week, between to very important games for Reims, against fellow strugglers Istres and promotion contenders Le Havre.
Obviously, the exploit managed by Julien Féret and his team-mates in 2006 will be in all minds. An exploit which remains the “best memory” of president Caillot since he has been directing Reims.