“We must do everything to be a serious referee in this competition which is horrible, refutes Mehdi Bayat. I have a bet with the players and I want us to see it through.” As soon as the rescue was recorded, the manager thought in the Kerhweg mixed zone that his team would not already think they were on vacation two weeks in advance. With the prospect of a (financial?) reward if they achieve two more successes.
In terms of players, the fact that certain starters under De Mil were not previously in the Mazzù era maintains their motivation. “As for me, as I haven't played many matches this year, it would be good if I could show myself in the last two matches, assures Bernier who believes that the team will be able to play more liberated”.
It remains to be seen whether this last aspect will allow them to continue to play good football as they have done since the start of the playdowns when they were stressed. In any case, no one expects to receive gifts as confirmed by Yannick Ferrera even if it would of course have been illogical for him to say the opposite in front of the press. “It will be eleven players against eleven others who will give their lives. Everyone plays for family, money and honor. I don't expect any gifts from Charleroi. He doesn't plan to do any and we don't expect any. It will be a fight, like the first leg, from which we will have to try to emerge victorious.”
Except that the Molenbeekois technician must be relieved in the back of his mind that the Sambrians are saved. Unconsciously, De Mil's men might be less involved. We will have to wait until this Saturday to see if the fact of having already won the Relegations Playoffs does not annihilate all motivation among the Hennuyers.
Still, in fact, number 22 is putting everything in place to win Saturday's meeting to the point that the coach will bring back his base 11 except for Zagence, who is injured. “I want to field the most competitive team, with the players who deserve to start the match. I'm not going to change everything to give minutes to certain players, that's not my philosophy,” assures De Mil. Within the locker room, will this decision be understood by everyone? We think of Ilaimaharitra, Marcq and Morioka who would have hoped to end their chapter with the Zebras on the field, especially with the assurance for the club of remaining in D1A even if the first mentioned should resume his captain's armband in the absence of Zorgue while the Frenchman is not even in the 18. “There will be no preferential treatment just because these are their last minutes,” continues the coach.
There will be no preferential treatment for veterans under the pretext that these are their last minutes.
Known for his appetite for launching young players, one would also have thought that the last 180 minutes without challenges of the 2023-2024 financial year would be conducive for De Mil to give playing time to Mehdi Boukamir, Monticelli, or even Amine Boukamir, which the coach greatly appreciates in private to the point of having taken him back into the group this Saturday. While maintaining a solid backbone of confirmed starters in order to play the game. This is not the case at least not as long as there is still something at stake for the three other teams in this mini-competition which is vying for place. dam operator.
Certainly still burned by the Westerlo affair – Genk from last month, T1 Carolo wants to play the game all the more until the end. So that his detractors cannot blame him for anything.
