Guingamp vs Stade Reims preview - Signorino: We need 'warrior spirit'

Reims must avoid being paralysed by the fear of relegation when travelling to Guingamp on Saturday, defender Franck Signorino has warned.

Reims are currently 17th and just a point above the danger zone in the Ligue 1 table ahead of their meeting with 11th-placed Guingamp.

It is a situation not helped by a run of five defeats in their last six league matches and by their injury list which includes Yann Benedick, Antoine Devaux and Alexi Peuget.

And unsurprisingly, Reims also have one of the worst goal differences of the league this season, something Signorino feels has to dramatically change.

"It's a psychological problem which has to be remedied on Saturday," Signorino, making his return from injury, told a press conference.

"We must show the same warrior spirit that (we did) at the last two meetings. The pressure is there but it must not be negative.

"We should not be paralysed by the challenge and (we should) manage the next deadline."

Reims lost the reverse fixture in December last year, with Guingamp stealing a 3-2 away win for their part.

However, Guingamp's 2-0 win over Caen last weekend was their first in six games and coach Jocelyn Gourvennec was glad for the respite.

With four matches remaining in Ligue 1 this season, Gourvennec said: "It's nice to have a bit of a margin (over the bottom three).

"Now we will play the last four matches without the need for calculations, simply with the desire to make further progress."