Didier Digard after the elimination of Le Havre: “It’s unworthy”

The HAC is sinking. Seventeenth in Ligue 1 at the time of the winter break, the Norman club missed out on entering the Coupe de France this Saturday, December 21. Opposed to Saint-Brieuc, resident of National 2, the dean of French football was ejected from the competition in Brittany, to the great dismay of his coach Didier Digard.

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“We can’t always tell them that they are beautiful and kind”

After the final whistle, the Le Havre technician considered his team's performance against Stade Briochin “unworthy”. “We can't afford this kind of gap. It's adding a huge stone in the sand, relationship problems too because we often have strong comments. There, they were able to be very strong, and I “The players must have them in mind because I will not move. Those who want to move forward do so and those who are not ready to face reality will stay on the sidelines,” warned Didier Digard, echoing the comments. held by its sports director Mathieu Bodmer.

The former OGC Nice coach did not really want to be tender towards his men. “These are the same players who were complaining last season when things weren't going well. You can't always tell them that they are beautiful and nice, and that they do everything well if they don't. Since the start of the season, I have always said that it is my fault. There, when there are three divisions, it cannot be that of the coach. At some point, the players must assume their share of responsibility. “, pointed out the Le Havre coach who felt, like his supporters, “humiliated” by this exit from the road.

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