The reactions of Thilo Kehrer and Kassoum Ouattara after Rennes

Happy with the success in Rennes (1-2), the central defender, scorer, and the left side, positioned as a piston this Saturday, presented themselves in the mixed zone to discuss their feelings.

Just like their teammates, they too gave everything in the second half to secure the victory. First scorer of the evening, Thilo Kehrer, as well as Kassoum Ouattara, lined up as left piston this Saturday in Rennes, were able to show themselves solid to allow AS Monaco to obtain a sixth victory in seven Ligue 1 matches (1- 2). They presented themselves in the mixed zone after the meeting to discuss their feelings. Excerpts. ????️

Good evening Thilo. You are a scorer again, AS Monaco won. Is this the perfect evening?

I think something more is missing to make it a perfect evening. We did what was necessary to win, we are happy for that, but we lacked a little control and combinations with the ball. I think we were good defensively, even if we had some problems in the first half with turnovers in the middle. If we could have avoided that, we could have created more chances.

To hold this speech after a sixth victory in seven games is positive. That means you don’t want to stop there.

Honestly it’s very good, everyone is happy with the result. We have a good workforce, good understanding, a good working spirit and a good balance between knowing when to be serious or more relaxed. This means that we are in a positive series and we want to stay that way.

What makes you quickly assimilate these system changes?

We have players who adapt, are intelligent and talented, that is the key to this success. Everyone then gives their maximum and it works. There is good communication with the coach. The style of play required is clear, that’s why even changing the system, it doesn’t change much for us.

Do you feel that there is confidence growing with this successful start to the season?

Obviously, when there are good results, the level of performance increases. We mainly focus on the way we play and how we position ourselves on the pitch. After that, it is the overall quality of the players that constitutes our success. In any case, we are on the right path.

The coach talked about turnover to concern everyone. It seems like everyone is happy with it.

We have a good state of mind and good understanding between us. Communication is clear and everyone knows that there will be many matches throughout the season and that everyone will be able to play. Everyone works hard in training to put themselves in good conditions to start a match or come on. It works very well.

Tomorrow, will you support PSG, your former club, or Nice?

I will first have to ask my family if I have the right to watch football tomorrow evening because it’s the truce coming (smile). We have a few days of training and then some rest afterwards. It’s important to disconnect from football for a bit but maybe I’ll watch. We still have time before thinking about teasing PSG.

Kassoum Ouattara’s reaction

Good evening Kassoum. What are your feelings after this new success full of solidity?

We were able to show character in the second half, while defending well to avoid being equalized. We know that we have to know how to help each other to obtain good results because there will be complicated matches throughout the season and we will have to be as solid as possible.

The coach used a 3-4-3, the third system this season. What makes you adapt so well?

We have a group that quickly assimilates and understands the instructions. This makes it easy to adapt when changing systems. Today the coach used a new one and I think we did pretty well. The executives also explain and guide us a lot, this makes it easier for us to understand.

It’s the best start to the season since 1960, it’s starting to get serious.

We are happy with the start of the season. Now you have to stay focused to get as many points as possible. We showed our defensive qualities in the last 30 minutes, we stuck together and showed character. This is promising for the rest of the season.

Do you think you can tickle PSG this season?

As the coach said, the championship is a marathon and not a 100 meters. We try to concentrate and take match by match and then we will see. We have had a good start to the season, which is very good, but the objectives are high.

We saw players have cramps this evening. The break will be good for recovery.

Yes clearly. There have been players who have played a lot lately. The truce will do us good and help us breathe. There will be fewer people at training but that doesn’t matter, the young people will improve.