“It really wasn’t a good day. » The preparation of the Canaries (and the meeting) was disrupted by a small virus which affected at least two players. “Jean-Charles Castelletto didn’t sleep all night, he was sick when he woke up this morning. He had gastro, but he held his place because he felt like he was playing”, first explained the Nantes coach. Then, at the end of the warm-up, Marcus Coco returned to the locker room and was vomited. Gourvennec and his staff were forced to change their “ (our) plans in five minutes ». This was not without impact on the performance of the Canaries’ right flank (see above).
Douglas Augusto played injured
The former Guingampais Coco was replaced at the start by Nicolas Pallois, who moved into the center with Eray Cömert, Jean-Charles Castelletto taking the right side of the Nantes defense. “I was told that I was startingsays Nicolas Pallois. It’s part of football, I responded, even if I hadn’t warmed up. » Furthermore, the Brazilian Douglas Augusto, who was much less visible and less incisive in the middle of the field, was not at all 100% because he played with thigh pain.
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“Elements impacted our preparation and the match, but we are not going to make excuses…”concluded Nantes coach Jocelyn Gourvennec.