Hütter and Ben Seghir during the match against Montpellier.
In L’Equipe, Eliesse Ben Seghir announced that “no team is superior» in Monaco in Ligue 1. His coach Adi Hütter wanted to calm down his young attacking midfielder.
Eliesse Ben Seghir perhaps got a little too excited, at least for the taste of his trainer Adi Hütter. In a cross-interview for L'Equipe with his teammate Maghnes Akliouche, the AS Monaco attacking midfielder showed great confidence when discussing competition from PSG in the race for the Ligue 1 title.
«They think they will beat us easily. We'll see… (…) I don't see any team superior to us. Maybe at the same level, but not higher» , launched the Monegasque in the columns of the sports daily this Wednesday. An outing which his more cautious coach would have gone well.
A. Hütter – «we need to be smarter»
Present at a press conference, Hütter commented on his talent. “We need to be smarter in these situations“, first reacted the Austrian technician, before adding: “We know that we can be very strong, with a talented team, with quality. But when we don't control our emotions, anyone can beat us. Eliesse Ben Seghir is a very talented young player. Young people often have dreams. Let them dream. But first we have to do the work.» A way of reminding his young player that the season is still long.
Hütter lists its main competitors
So far, the Principality club is having an excellent 2024-2025 financial year. ASM occupies 2nd place in the championship, three points behind PSG, and 4th place in the league phase of the Champions League, a competition in which the Monegasques beat FC Barcelona (2-1). But Hütter refuses to be arrogant. “We trust and we believe in what we do. But we have a lot of respect for the other Ligue 1 teams. Paris Saint-Germain is the favorite every year in this competition. Yes, we can be a very good competitor to PSG. But I see plenty of other teams who are also capable of it» , he indicated, before listing them.
«We can talk, for example, about Lille. They beat Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Lens was our first defeat. Olympique de Marseille is also very strong this season. There are many good teams in the league, who can be threats to the top of the table» , he added. To stay there, Monaco will not have to relax, starting Friday against Angers, 15th in the ranking, which remains on its first victory of the season against Saint-Etienne (4-2).
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