The Monaco coach was delighted with his team’s defensive activity during Monaco’s victory this Saturday (0-3).
Monaco coach Adi Hütter of Austria welcomed his team’s victory on Saturday in Auxerre (3-0) in the match of the 4th day of Ligue 1, describing it as a success «mature». He had already used this term after the victory in Lyon (2-0), on August 24.
“Yes we have a good team, we have a lot of quality players in our training but the performance delivered against Auxerre is really mature”said the technician at a press conference who welcomed the start of the ASM season “with ten points out of twelve”. “Now we have a big game on Thursday (against Barcelona) and now we will prepare for that”he continued.
“Auxerre did a lot against us but we knew how to defend as a team. We have to be careful to convert our chances. We had a lot of them. We can improve in this area. But in the end we won 3-0 and it’s a great victory for us.”he commented. Hütter was also pleased with the defensive solidity of AS Monaco, which achieved its third «clean sheet» in four days and who has only conceded one goal since the start of the championship, against Lens (1-1) “and it was on a penalty”.
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Kehrer in shape
The Monegasques had also beaten Barcelona 3-0 in a friendly before the start of Ligue 1, recalled the Austrian coach. “So I’m really happy with our defensive work and not just our defenders.”he insisted, highlighting the activity of Thilo Kehrer who plays a large part in the stability of the defensive line.
“But I’m also happy with the way the team worked together on the pitch.”insisted Adi Hütter. He, in addition to Kehrer, was keen to highlight the involvement of his captain, Denis Zakaria, as a leader, involved in three of Monaco’s last four goals (2 goals, 1 assist). “They are two experienced players who have played in several countries and speak several languages. But it’s not just these two players, it’s really the whole team that works well.”the ASM technician further stressed.
