No more time to lose… What you need to know before the match between OGC Nice and Angers this Sunday

Six matches to find out more about the rest and do everything to switch to a radiant spring, those happy days that can lead the people of Nice to Saint-Denis on May 8. However, before Versailles, the menu is copious, if not royal, with the reception of Angers, this afternoon, and a trip to Strasbourg for a direct confrontation with another undeclared candidate for the Champions League. Because, as Christophe Galtier recalled on Friday, his Gym does not yet have the shoulders to assume its ambitions and say out loud what everyone is hoping for, namely to find the most prestigious of European competitions.

To give meaning to the words of the Nice coach, one only has to remember previous disappointments at home, which have been numerous since the start of the season and have made the Gym the twelfth Ligue 1 team at home. The latest against Clermont, after those known against Montpellier, Metz and Strasbourg, once again proved that Nice had no margin and, sometimes, very few ideas to tip these trap matches par excellence on the right side to the Allianz Riviera.

What to expect against the SCO, when it’s time to take the chicken out of the oven? A Gym, Clermont style, all soft, all slow and all lazy? Or a Nice, OM style, all fire, all flame, with flamboyant offensive players?

Dolberg on the relaunch

At kick-off, it could be without Amine Gouiri, whose thigh has been pampered all week after his injury contracted in Lyon, and who must, at all costs, be preserved before this series of matches. If he sometimes gets through, the international Espoirs remains the driving force behind the red and black attack, a 22-year-old monster, who scores and scores (10 goals and 7 assists in Ligue 1). So, when he is less well or not there, it would be appropriate for others to take over, starting with Kasper Dolberg, invaluable during the recent series of six consecutive victories for the Aiglons but who has not scored in the game for more than five months.

Positive for the third time at Covid, the Danish striker has missed the last three matches of the Gym. His return is expected against the SCO, but above all a performance worthy of his talent, seen too sparingly since his arrival in the summer of 2020. For him, as for Nice, there is no more time to lose. . “We really have to stop losing points at home.”summarized Jean-Clair Todibo.

The probable compositions

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The echoes

Todibo au soutien de Stengs

At a press conference, Jean-Clair Todibo came to the support of Calvin Stengs, who is struggling to win in the Nice eleven. “He’s a player with enormous qualities, of a very high level, confided the defender. He needs a little time, confidence, you shouldn’t put pressure on him. No one doubts him .”

Florent Balmont in the spotlight!

Florent Balmont will be honored before the match against Angers. The former midfielder will meet the supporters at the Café des Aiglons, from 11:30 a.m. He will then receive the Ancien Aiglon trophy on the pitch before kick-off.

Carnival and sale of beers!

From 10 a.m., many activities will await the supporters on the forecourt. Music, games, make-up: carnival atmosphere at the Allianz. Adults can quench their thirst with a beer, on sale on the forecourt of the stadium as well as in the refreshment bars.

In memory of Jacques Papi

The meeting will be dedicated to Jacques Papi, a loyal supporter of OGC Nice who passed away.

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