Offbeat Rudi Garcia: "There is no favorite in a derby"

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A derby cannot be played, it is won.

Two days before the derby against Saint-Étienne, Rudi Garcia has long insisted in a press conference on the fact that his team is not the favorite against Claude Puel's men. “We want to resume our game forward. We had a poor performance last weekend so here we just want to win. In a Derby there is no favorite, confides the technician from Rhone. I would prefer Saint-Etienne to have all its players available. Regardless of the players we face, we expect a determined team. Everything is open in a Derby. We have to play it hard. »

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Wayne Rooney's second wind

Appointed interim coach last November at the Derby County club, Wayne Rooney has hung up his boots for good to devote himself to his coaching career. © Supplied by Football 365 Appointed manager of the Derby County Football Club for two and a half years, the former England international is starting his full-time coaching career in earnest. In his interim, Rooney played nine games as a player-coach. He managed to win three games and lost two.

Rudi Garcia will step down as Marseille manager at the end of the season after failing to claim a European spot. Former Roma boss Garcia added: "We should have done better. We have a lot of players who were not at their best. The central core is a good representation of success for the future.

Bob Baffert's Justify is the Kentucky Derby favorite , but there are enough questions around his inexperience From seeing and hearing a well-lubricated crowd of more than 100,000 humans to the inherent chaos of navigating a race with 19 other horses, there is nothing normal about the experience.

? @RudiGarcia at a press conference 2 days before the Derby #ASSEOL " @HoussemAouar and Maxwel Cornet have a muscle alert and are uncertain. We will see until the last moment. @ LucasPaqueta97 will be suspended" pic .twitter.com / bOKrV2jwPh

For this meeting, OL will be without Lucas Paquetá, suspended, while Maxwell Cornet and Houssem Aouar are uncertain due to muscle problems. “Even if Lucas Paquetá brings a lot of things, we should not reduce the good performances of the team to one player. He won't be there on Sunday, we'll do without him. " The Lyon coach will however be able to count on Tino Kadewere, the hero of the first leg. “I think I can do better. I move into a new position. I tried to adapt quickly to this new position. Communication within the team is excellent and that helps me. I can improve my work in attack and defense ”, explains the former Le Havre.

A little premonitory dream would be welcome.