Michel Der Zakarian is expected to have his entire team available for the away match on Sunday in Strasbourg.
Les huit sélectionnés rentrent au compte-goutte. Cinq d’entre eux : les deux maliens Kiki Kouyaté et Falaye Sacko, le Jordanien Mousa Tamari, le Suisse Bécir Omeragic ou le Camerounais Enzo Tchato reprendront l’entraînement vendredi matin, à trois jours de la reprise de la Ligue 1 et du déplacement dimanche 17 septembre (15 h) à Strasbourg lors de la 5e journée.
L’international Espoir Maxime Estève, pas retenu dans le groupe lundi face à la Slovénie (0-4), et l’international U20 Khalil Fayad, titulaire, ont repris contact avec leurs partenaires montpelliérains mardi et mercredi, alors que l’international Guinéen Issiaga Sylla, ménagé mercredi en raison d’une douleur à un adducteur, est rentré dimanche.
Unless there is an unforeseen event, Michel Der Zakarian will have his entire team available for the upcoming series of four matches (Strasbourg, Rennes, Lorient, and Clermont). The left-back Théo Sainte-Luce and the young winger Axel Guéguin, who have recovered from a thigh injury, are now ready to play.
And the new attacker Kelvin Yeboah, who arrived on the last day of the transfer window, continues to integrate into the Montpellier team.
« Il est possible d’apprendre à se connaître. »
« Il est en train d’être découvert. Il joue en tant qu’avant-centre, avec un profil différent d’Akor Adams. Il ne possède pas la même force, mais il apprécie courir vers l’avant » explique l’entraîneur de Montpellier.
If Der Zak expects to have his entire team back to make his choices for the match in Strasbourg, he primarily hopes that « his team becomes a real team from start to finish, that they regain confidence, » he assures. « We need to excel in all areas, we need to become a team that doesn’t concede goals. »
Montpellier is currently seeking defensive stability, particularly in the central axis, as they have conceded seven goals in four matches. Bécir Omeragic, a 21-year-old Swiss international, was given his first start against Lille (1-0) and impressed Der Zak. « He had a good match in Lille. He performed well defensively and in ball distribution. He did what he needed to do and was the best in the defensive sector, » he appreciates.
« Kiki » Kouyaté started on Tuesday with Mali in the friendly match against Jean-Louis Gasset’s Ivory Coast, which was interrupted at halftime due to heavy rains. The two thirty-year-olds, Christopher Jullien and Mamadou Sakho, have a longer way to go. The young Maxime Estève, eager to turn the page on the past six complicated months, wants to kickstart his season. Der Zak will have the choice.
