New USBG Coach Aymen Fdhil Gives Clear Instructions to Players: Play Honest Football Without Thinking About the Outcome
The Press - The season was already over in the minds of the USBG players after their win over ASG secured their place in the league and the draw against ST confirmed their position. Former coach Sofiene Hidoussi, who was alerted to the team's complacency after their loss to ASS, decided to leave the club and join CAB, where he has a new challenge: reaching the quarterfinals of the Tunisian Cup on May 21 against ESZ. The USBG management, which was not saddened by Hidoussi's surprise resignation, quickly appointed a new coach, Aymen Fdhil, a former player of the club, to finish the season at a lower financial cost.
The USBG, which was relieved of the pressure of being the title arbitrator between EST and CA after the latter's win and championship in the penultimate round, still has the responsibility of arbitrating between EST, their host, and CSS for a less burdensome but important objective: second place and qualification for the Champions League. Do they have the means and physical and mental resources to fulfill this role and resist an Espérance team that will not give up the second place they occupy with a significant lead over CSS? This is the question that arises given the number of absent players in the group and the massive focus on young players to replace them.
The Iyed Touis, Jassem Abcha, Kais Fdhil, Anas Bouatay, and the returning goalkeeper Lassâad Hammami managed to secure a draw at Bardo despite being outnumbered in the final minutes of the match after Wael Salhi's expulsion. Will they be able to repeat this performance with another good showing against Espérance, playing without calculation and with only one objective: to show that they have nothing to envy those they will replace and that they are capable of holding their own against the "Blood and Gold," even if the latter will be more motivated and concerned about the outcome of this match? This is the great unknown of this match, which has a different stake and unequal arms between the two teams.
