Ligue 1: Rennes coach Genesio plays Santa Claus for his players’ children.

All is well at the Stade Rennes and it must continue. The Breton club are third in Ligue 1, one point ahead of Marseille Olympique after a very successful start to the season with 9 wins and just 2 losses. The atmosphere is in good shape, as is the relationship between the players and their staff. This is evidenced by the gesture of Bruno Genesio towards his people.

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In an Ouest-France column, midfielder Flavien Tate said his coach was very generous. “For a joke, the coach gave our kids a gift, it’s very sweet and shows his personality,” the player writes. There are a lot of them (laughs), so kudos to him and thanks for this nice gesture. “A way to keep a busy workforce and complete the course on December 25th.

“We could still eat, work out and eat again,” Flavien Tate explains. “I made sure that there were people around me. And the training was short-lived, based on fun and play.”

After a long break due to the World Cup in Qatar, Stade Rennes won three friendly matches in preparation. Flavien Tate is pleased with the group’s dynamics: “The preparation is in line with what we did before the holidays, we were even able to fix some things (…) The group is working well and we find similarities with what was done before the break.

Rennes will resume competition on Thursday 29 December at 19:00 against 11th-placed Ligue 1 Reims before hosting Nice on 2 January.