Habib Beye : « Momentum is in favour of SRFC thanks to Brice Samba »

"All the better for the emotions, the scenario is still enjoyable. We didn't start very well, we couldn't get to them. For twenty minutes, they showed exceptional technical quality and we adjusted our position with Quentin Merlin. This allowed us to have a line of four in the middle and concede less double width.

Przemysław Frankowski and Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal were injured at half-time with adductor problems. That forced us to change, switching to four at the back while playing with three up front. We regained control of the match with our aggression. I saw some very interesting things. Brice Samba won the match for us. I said that in the dressing room.

The momentum is in Stade Rennais' favour thanks to Brice Samba's saves against Merah and Karabec. They were the ones who cracked with that red card, we made an impact, the substitutions did us good. It's an emotional match, which is what we want to see.

There's what I put on paper and how we bring it to life. I was talking to Jérémy Jacquet after the match about how, whether we're playing with three or four at the back, when we bring the ball out we need to be high up the pitch and spread wide, and we did that very well. As soon as we started playing with more aggression, we were able to get into their half and impose our game. It was better in the second half. This week, we switched between formations, without giving anything away, playing 6 minutes in a 3-3-3 and 6 minutes in a 4-4-2. When we switched at half-time with the introduction of Mousa Al-Tamari, it was clear to the players.

Beyond getting us back on track, we finally have a complete analysis, along with that of Angers. Tonight, we scored three goals against a team that hadn't conceded any, and we were able to compete with Lyon, winning 3-1. I'm satisfied with what I saw.

We knew that Breel had played two 75-minute halves with the national team, we knew he wouldn't play 90 minutes, he wore down the opposition with his movement. Kader came on and made a big impact, playing the role of impact player, with a desire to decide the match. You could see it in his eyes, in his first few touches. This lad will learn quickly. He needs to be relieved of this pressure, which will allow him to move forward with strikers of a different calibre in the squad. I'm committed to this: he will score goals this season.

It's all down to the work done by his coaches, and we're continuing to develop him. He needs to improve his movement, his positioning and his connection with others. He'll score his first goal on his own tonight. We're lucky to have such well-trained players. We know he'll be there in the box when we get the ball to him. For him, it's also a fair reward for the frustration he experienced in the first two games."