ASSE finds Geoffroy-Guichard this Sunday afternoon. Eirik Horneland presented himself at a press conference this Friday. The opportunity to answer questions from the journalists present. Excerpts.
Eirik Horneland (ASSE coach): “Yes, we have to take the ranking into account. Obviously, we are aware of it. We know that our position is not easy at the moment. But if we only focus on that, I think we lose energy to develop what we are doing. We must manage to develop a good performance at every moment, whether in training or in a match, and step by step, we will be able to progress. “
“The players have good phases on the pitch.”
“We really have to build this performance, this performance on a daily basis to achieve good results. For the moment, I think that the players have done a good job, they respond to my instructions, they play in the style of play that I give them. asks and I think that in the long term, it will be beneficial. The players have good phases on the pitch. What I ask of them today is to continue to build so that these good phases continue. over time and lead us towards better results.”
Horneland cannot be surprised by ASSE's opponent
“We collect a lot of information on the opposing teams, but for the players, we use very little of it. We really want them to concentrate on our style of play, on what we want them to do on the pitch And then, we also do a lot of adjustment when we face this team, as a coach, we can't be surprised by what the opponent offers, so we do a lot of analysis. information, but we only share part of it with the players.
-This way of focusing on ourselves is also a way of showing the players that we have confidence in them and that they must have confidence in themselves. And this is how we will succeed in optimizing the performance of the players in the group.”
More fun content for players
Eirik Horneland (ASSE coach): “I don't have the impression that the sessions are particularly long. We adapt a little to what was also done before with the players. Regarding the content of the sessions, we do a lot of games to give pleasure to the players. players and quite simply because football is a game and that's what we have to practice in training. And we also try to provide them with some tactical schemes and develop combinations on which we can adapt our aggressive style. and intense.
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