ASG, Long Deprived of Success, Must Secure Three Points Against a Direct Competitor for Relegation
The Press — Coach Skander Kasri was wrong to announce his ambitions as soon as he took the reins of Carrelage without taking the time to fully understand the situation. He acted too quickly in promising that the rescue operation for the bottom of the table, which he had come to lead, would start to bear fruit from his first two away matches against USBG and USM. A draw in Ben Guerdane and a defeat in Métlaoui in added time brought him back down to earth. The performances did not improve afterwards, with a share of points conceded in the final minutes also against USM in Gabès. The defeat against a JSK that had been struggling with results for a long time confirmed that Skander Kasri had shown more ambition than necessary given the current squad at his disposal. As evidenced by his inability to end a long drought that has reached an alarming record of ten consecutive matches without a single win. "The supporters are right to be unhappy," says Skander Kasri. "We are two matches away from the end of the first phase and our situation continues to worsen. To say that we are with our backs against the wall is not enough to summarize our critical position in the standings. The three points that have long eluded us, we must secure them against Soliman," he adds.
The Guezmir Enigma
In a match where they will have to give their all and play attacking football, Skander Kasri is concerned about the long period of drought that the main attacking force of the Zliza, Hosni Guezmir, is going through, who has lost a lot of his flair and lucidity in front of goal. Two disallowed goals for flagrant offside and a lamentably missed one-on-one with Achraf Krir. But Skander Kasri does not have enough alternative solutions to do without his scorer and disrupt his entire front line composed of Diolvy Moukouba, Mohamed Nasr Hamed, and Hakim Tka. The formula Adem Boulila, Mouhib Selmi, Fodé Traoré tried at the end of the match against JSK did not change the face of the team. No "tidal wave" of offense to turn the tide, but a kind of resignation despite the honor baroud with the goal of defender Mohamed Amine Naoui in the final minutes.
