Ligue 1: "We'll try to move forward together," Habib Beye will stay at Rennes despite the draw in Toulouse

Habib Beye will remain in charge of Stade Rennais for Sunday's home game against Strasbourg, despite a sixth consecutive match without a win in Toulouse (2-2) , club president Arnaud Pouille announced Wednesday on Ligue 1+ . "We're going to try to move forward together," he explained to the league's broadcaster before being asked about whether or not his coach would stay: "Yes," he confirmed. "It's reassuring, it shows the support he wants to give to this staff, to this group," Habib Beye added.

His presence on the bench on Sunday at Roazhon Park seemed more threatened than ever as his men had just conceded a 2-2 draw after leading 2-0 in the 55th minute, and his dismissal had been considered on Monday, after a 2-1 defeat against Nice.

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After being quickly pegged back to 2-2 by Toulouse, Rennes endured a tense finish without succumbing, despite Beye's decision to leave out two key players, Seko Fofana and Ludovic Blas, for the trip. "It was a decision linked to the team's dynamics and what we're experiencing in training... when you're not at 100% in training, choices have to be made," Beye told Ligue 1+. "There's nothing else going on. If there were, I'd say so. They'll come back to training, to competition, to be in the starting lineup or in the squad for Strasbourg," he emphasized.

For number 9 Esteban Lepaul, "it would be ridiculous to throw a match. We'll be there on Sunday with the coach to try and beat Strasbourg. What happens behind closed doors doesn't concern us." "We just told the group" that Beye is staying, confirmed Pouille, before adding: "We know we need results, we need to move forward. There was some good play tonight, a bit of fragility." Rennes will host RCSA on Sunday at 3:00 PM.