Captain during the victory of Stade Rennais against OM Friday evening (1-0) at the opening of a first day of the Ligue 1 season, Valentin Rongier must be accepted. Former Nantes who had sworn loyalty to the Canaries, the midfielder was the subject of a hostile banner. To which he answers.
There were no nourished whistles but this banner in the stands, to recall the context before starting the season: “Make a Rongier (Expr): Throwing his honor at the channel, losing all credibility and respect for his own person.” Arrived from OM this summer, midfielder Valentin Rongier started his adventure at Stade Rennais with a victory against his former team (1-0).
Captain for the occasion, he explains that Habib Beye’s idea is to run the armband this season: “We are several captains, we have sufficient experience”, specifies Rongier on Ligue 1+. “I think of Seko Fofana, Brice Samba, others. It is up to us to accompany the youngest. I had the honor of wearing the armband this evening, I am very happy. It shows my commitment and how 100% Rennais is now.”
“I know them almost by heart”
With his label of former Nantes player – who in his time had not failed to tackle the Rennes rival several times – Valentin Rongier wanted to send a message to the supporters. Habib Beye spoke of the capitalatancatnat of his new environment as “evidence” at a press conference.
And on the ground, Valentin Rongier was able to play a bad tour of another of his ex, Marseille: “With the coach, we got a moment on face this week, he needed to have more information. I know them almost by heart, we tried to work on it, especially on the way they like to bring out the ball. We managed to bother them until we were a little after. Fatigue, there was no choice but to back down, put yourself in a low block and proceed in counter-attack. ” The ideal plan. In any case enough to start the season perfectly.
