Antonetti : “We need to recover our aggressiveness”

The reactions were naturally quite mixed in Rennes after the defeat to Sochaux in a friendly this Wednesday. Although, as Julien Féret analysed after the game, Rennes « Created a lot of spaces for themselves at midfield », the “Rouge et Noir” suffered from their lack of efficiency upfront, and of their errors in the back-line.

«We didn’t use the ball well in the last pass, in crosses or in the finishing”, Féret continued, regretting the “difficulties” experienced in “both decisive areas”.
For Frédéric Antonetti, visibly not satisfied with his players’ performance, his team will have to find “accuracy in the play” and “generosity in the calls for the ball”. But also a desire and a determination the squad seem to have lost at some point during last season. “We are still in the pre-season but we must do better however, the Rennes manager continues. We need to recover what was our main strength until the end of March, our aggressiveness. ».
Du côté de Frédéric Antonetti, visiblement peu satisfait de la prestation de ses joueurs, c’est de la «justesse dans le jeu» et de la «générosité dans les appels» qu’il faut désormais trouver. Mais également une envie et une détermination perdue en cours de saison dernière. «Nous sommes encore dans la préparation mais nous devons néanmoins faire mieux, continue l’entraîneur rennais. Nous devons toujours retrouver ce qui faisait notre force jusqu’à la fin mars, à savoir notre agressivité».

This Saturday, Rennes will have a final chance to solve their issues in their last pre-season game against Lorient. Indeed, the first Europa League game arrives in only a week.

Source: Le Mensuel de Rennes