What are the attacking options now?
Seen before the start of the season as a club with an impressive attacking potential, Stade Rennais ended the transfer period by selling Asamoah Gyan and Ismaël Bangoura. This year, Rennes young talents were expected to take over, it is now essential.
Asamoah Gyan, Ismaël Bangoura... Both of them had a total of 19 goals and 6 assists last season. After Sunderland and Al-Nasr shopping, they are now worth 24 million euros.
Le Stade Rennais is wealthy, essential in today’s football. But the right side of the attacking line took a hit. the striker position too... The outcome: two attacking options are gone. On the left side, Sylvain Marveaux is still struggling with an adductor injury. Hopefully he will be back soon...
Pierre Dréossi, manager, has also acknowledged it: quantitatively, Rennes is short at the front. The transfer period is over, time to find a joker. According to the rules of the Ligue professionnelle de football (LFP), the joker must have signed his last football licence in France. Or being free. Another option: waiting until the winter transfer period. With the constant fear of having an injured player.
the young talents option
Victor-Hugo Montaño already seems lonely in the striker position. Despite a strong fighting spirit, the Colombian player will not be able to do everything himself. Stade Rennais ? A massive attacking potential. It was the usual reply from other coaches. Now, only a coach with a dishonest speech would say the same words about Rennes. Now, Rennes is not as feared as before. It is now up to the young talents to change that.
Marveaux ,24, Montaño ,26, Brahimi ,20 : is the starting attacking line since Gyan and Bangoura left. On the left, the position is held by Marveaux if he is available. Montano seems to be the best option for the striker position... because there is nobody else. On the right side, Brahimi is the favorite (four game starts in four games) even before Bangoura left.
If Jirès Kembo-Ekoko ,22, has already been used as a striker (with the reserve), it is on the side that he has better chance to play. His talent could give him more game time. As well as Marveaux’s numerous injuries. Finally Brahimi’s capacity to maintain his level all season is still unknown. To offer more options to Frédéric Antonetti, the young talents must now take their responsabilities. first answers this Saturday, against Sochaux.
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