Stéphane Jobard does not particularly appreciate being told that his team is not successful against the teams at the bottom of the table. “This is a debate that goes beyond the classification of the teams, ensures the coach of Dijon, 17th before the 28th day of L1. We had poor performances against poorly ranked teams, but it was at the start of the season, and I had a workforce that was far from complete. ”, he argues.
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“Raising the spectrum of misclassified people to explain our performance is exaggerated
Stéphane Jobard, Dijon coach
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Yet the figures speak for themselves. This season, Dijon has taken only 3 points (out of 18 possible) against the teams currently classified between 15th and 20th place. The Dijonnais signed no success against Metz (2-2 at home), Saint-Étienne (1-2, at home), Nîmes (0-0, at home, 0-2, away), Amiens (1-1 outside) and Toulouse (0-1, outside). In comparison, they garnered 11 points (out of 21) against the top five, with successes against Paris (2-1), Lille (1-0) or Rennes (2-1) and a very good draw against OM (0-0) to Gaston-Gérard.
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In this context, the reception this Saturday evening (8 pm) from Toulouse, last with all the same 14 points behind the Burgundians, looks like a trap. “I have no reason to worry too much by hosting Toulouse or another team because we are quite efficient at home, told us Stéphane Jobard. We are on a series of invincibility (11 games unbeaten). This is why raising the spectrum of the poorly classified to explain our performance is exaggerated. “
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Jobard assures him, he did not need to pull strings to get motivation from his players this week and was able to measure their investment in the quality of the sessions. ” They are well aware of what is at stake (Saturday), what will be played in the last eleven matches and especially those at home, adds the coach. We receive six times out of eleven. “
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If successful, Dijon, which will also receive Amiens, another direct competitor in two weeks, will take “A good breath of fresh air with the bottom of the table”, according to his trainer, who nevertheless warns that it will “A good Dijon to win against Toulouse”. ” They are in a very negative dynamic but they always have strong moments in their meetings, they posed a lot of problems in Marseille (0-1) and Rennes (0-2). “
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Always deprived of its guardian, Alfred Gomis, victim of a rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament of the right knee at the beginning of February against Nantes (3-3), the DFCO must also compose without Yassine Benzia, its winter recruit (hamstrings), nor Mounir Chouiar (ankle), who was in an excellent period before getting injured. “It’s often my backbone players and players playing on the same computer who are unavailable, regrets Jobard. But I trust the offensive potential that we can have. “ For the reception of Dijon, he will also have to do without Muzinga (adductors) and Alphonse (knee). Despite these absences, Jobard remains confident.
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“We know that we have this confidence at home and that we can shake up everyone, whatever the pedigree of the opponent, Jobard continues. We know the issue, the classification of the opponent does not matter to us. What interests us is to take points at home. We can do it against Toulouse. “
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