Rennes – MHSC: Montpellier already on the coals as a complicated trip awaits them in Brittany

Michel Der Zakarian attend une réaction de ses hommes. Midi Libre – Alexandre Dimou

En position de relégable, le MHSC ne veut pas céder à la panique après seulement trois matches. Michel Der Zakarian, le coach, attend déjà une réaction de ses hommes dans le jeu.

After the Parc des Princes, the Roahzon Park… The calendar has not been kind to Montpellier for its away matches, especially since MHSC will go to Monaco in two weeks. However, it is there, where the Montpellier team have not won since 2014, that they must recover after a complicated start to the season with a narrow draw in three matches, including two at home. How can the Pailladins win away when they can't do it at La Mosson??

“A different content from that of Nantes”

This is the difficult answer they will have to give this afternoon. One thing is certain, it will come through the game. “It is essential to play a good match, first of all. Produce a very different content from that of Nantes. Even if our first half hour against Nantes was not too bad. We have to be much better collectively, individually”, indicated Michel Der Zakarian, the Montpellier coach.”Even if he is aware of the scale of the task awaiting his men. “Bringing back points is not going to be easy. Rennes is very good at home. It's up to us to show our strengths and hide our weaknesses“, he continues.

There's something missing according to Arnaud Nordin

To do this, the Montpellier coach will be able to count on the return from suspension of Arnaud Nordin, good news in the ocean of forfeits of his teammates (read above). And who is now part of the executives of this team.

It is therefore legitimate to use positive language and not give in to panic at the start of this complicated season. “There are only three matches. We have to keep working to take as many points as possible, as quickly as possible. We know that we are capable of doing better and we have to do better. So we work much harder every day to take these points”, assures the MHSC winger. “We need this little spark, this little victory that will allow us to really start this season. It's important to stay positive in these moments."

The Ligue 1 standings

A point from Brittany would already be a good result given the standing of the two clubs and Montpellier's bad run at Roazhon Park (seven defeats, two draws). Otherwise, they'll be even more on the edge of their seats next Saturday against Auxerre at La Mossson.
 

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