Stade Rennais FC vs Toulouse preview - Montanier demands Rennes response
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2014 by PA
Rennes coach Philippe Montanier has demanded his team eradicate the mistakes which cost them against Marseille when they host Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Tuesday.
Rennes went down 3-0 at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday as they conceded three second-half goals.
Defeat left Montanier's men with a record of two wins, two draws and two losses from their opening six league games.
He said on the club's website: "Even if we had got a draw from the match we would have been disappointed.
"We had a lot of chances, but were not effective - not in attack or in defence. We lost the game on set-pieces. These are unusual defensive mistakes. We will have to correct them against Toulouse."
Rennes go into the midweek fixtures eighth in the standings, but just a point ahead of 14th-placed Toulouse.
The visitors came from behind three times at the weekend to earn a 3-3 draw at home to Caen.
They have lost all three of their away fixtures so far, though, and coach Alain Casanova is not reading too much into Rennes' heavy defeat on the south coast.
"Rennes are gaining momentum, despite losing to Marseille," he said at a press conference.
Defender Pavle Ninkov added: "I watched Rennes' game against Marseille. They are a good team, but 100 per cent I believe we can win."
Rennes will be without left-back Cheikh M'Bengue through injury, while defender Uros Spajic is out for Toulouse.
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