Nice – MHSC: Laurent Nicollin calls for mobilization

Laurent Nicollin a parlé pendant vingt minutes à son groupe. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

A l'aube des dix ultimes matchs, et du déplacement à Nice vendredi, le président de Montpellier, relégué à une place de barragiste, a pris la parole mardi 5 février, devant son groupe.

The contrary winds are blowing on Montpellier. And sweep the Grammont plain this Tuesday three days before a complicated trip to Nice, candidate for Europe. For the first time in eight years, Michel Der Zakarian's team is in one of the last three places and doubts its future in Ligue 1.

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Montpellier is therefore on alert. Before the short training session, President Laurent Nicollin spoke for around twenty minutes to re-mobilize the players and technical staff. In the presence of Michel Mézy, advisor to the president, sports director Bruno Carotti and his coach Michel Der Zakarian, he sought to revive a squad marked by the draw (2-2) conceded on Sunday against a direct competitor for maintenance: Strasbourg .

He returns to the charge in front of his players

Laurent Nicollin has not changed his course of action since the start of the season. He demonstrates his involvement with his players and his coach, aside from his silence in the media. For the second time in a month, and following the defeat in Rennes (2-1), he returns to the charge.

Considering the decline in results since the winter break, and the five points taken in seven matches, this reassures Der Zak.

Jullien and Omeragic trained with the group

Other satisfaction: the technician recovers the two central defenders: Christopher Jullien and Becir Omeragic, injured in the arch of the foot for several weeks.

The experienced defender (31 years old) has not played since the defeat at Rennes (2-1) on February 3. The Swiss international (22 years old), replaced at the end of the match against Metz (3-0) on February 18 due to pain, only missed the final two matches in front of Marseille and Strasbourg.

Both took part in their first collective training on Tuesday and are applying to return to the group to face Nice. The Swiss could even find a starting place alongside Kiki Kouyaté. And therefore replace Modibo Sagnan, suspended for this meeting on the Côte d'Azur.

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