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After defeat against promotion contender Caen and a good draw away at St. Etienne Nimes can join first win of season here.

Hosts can repeat same team against St. Etienne, captrain Benezet ( midf. 1sub), Docourè ( striekr), last season key def. Ueda remain all out..

It seems there is lot of work to do for Rodez.

After a scoreless draw against Quevilly in first round they were trashed 3-0 by Bordeaux at home.

And it is to say that Bordeaux is no mroe the team relegated from league one. They were in danger to re-start from National till last day before start of championship, cause a sensible cut to wages due to their financial disorders they re-founded the team with many youngsters and almost all key players gone or near to gone.

So, Rodez suffered a so big defeat against a team that is not so superior as someone can suppose cause its arrive from upper league.

After the departure of two main defenders Rodez is rebuilding its defense, yet and ju8st under this process arrived the news of injury for first keeper Cibois during that match and in week training injuried def. Coelho and Abdallah, both starters in both first two rounds and now are in strong doubt and anyway lack of training. It i also to note that Coelho is already the second choice of right back Buades, so in that place will play probably a no proper role player.

So, big problems for them in defence, but also without these absences Nimes at home should be superior to a team that avoided last season relegation only thanks a bunch of points.

12/08/2022 17:54, read 963 times