Rennes Coach Beye Laments “Miracle” Point Against Lens, Cites Technical Deficiencies
RENNES, France – Stade Rennais coach Habib Beye expressed profound disappointment following his team’s 1-1 draw with RC Lens on Saturday, characterizing the result as a “small miracle” given their performance.Despite playing with a numerical advantage for over half the match after a Lens player received a red card in the 29th minute, Beye conceded Lens were “superior in everything: in intensity, in technical quality,” even while shorthanded.
Speaking to Ligue 1+ after the match, Beye urged his players not to dwell on frustration, stating, “What we live this evening is a very good point at the sight of our performance. It may be hard to hear, but it’s reality. we shouldn’t have returned with anything from this match.” He acknowledged the red card was deserved but lamented his team’s inability to capitalize on the situation, despite tactical adjustments, including substituting Djaoui Cissé for Mousa al-tamari in the 29th minute to increase attacking pressure. “We released a midfielder, we added an attacker to continue to hurt them and we have always been below the pressure,” Beye admitted.
responding to a question about his team’s character, posed by Guillaume Hoarau, Beye attributed the lackluster showing to technical shortcomings and accepted responsibility for his own choices. “We cannot consider that a team had 10 against Marseille and winning at the last minute… I think it’s just a question of context.Tonight, we were not able to manage this context and I say it again technically. We were not good and surely, the coach in his choices also was not good.”
the draw leaves Stade Rennais 8th in the Ligue 1 standings after six days of competition. The match was played on September 28, 2025, with the report updated September 29, 2025.
