Dennis Appiah presented himself at a press conference. The ASSE right-back is lucid about the level displayed by his team, but does not want to panic. He explains. Transcription.
Dennis Appiah (ASSE) : “Obviously, it's not easy. It's difficult to watch the match again, to analyze the way in which we conceded the goals. It was very hard for the team, and for me too. I had the feeling that Angers was not necessarily stronger, that we achieved good things, which we hadn't seen for a long time. But despite that, we ended up conceding four goals, which is hard to do. digest. It's football, unfortunately it's already happened to me, and you have to learn from it, move forward and work to hope for a better result the following week.
ASSE gifts
Dennis Appiah (ASSE) : “In this match, in particular, there were errors in collective placement. We gave the opponent opportunities, and even in moments where we could have compensated, we had individual failures. This complicates things: one day, it's one player, the next, it's another, Individually we must progress to avoid that, and collectively, we must be able to compensate for these errors. Goals come from errors, and that's it. together that we must stop them.
The coach is right to say that in Ligue 1, our mistakes cost more than in Ligue 2, because the opposing teams are more surgical and more efficient. We must be aware of this and recognize that the players and the quality are superior opposite. In Ligue 1, opponents don't let anything slip away, and the slightest opportunity is enough for them.”
Stéphanois who are too feverish
Dennis Appiah (ASSE) : “Mentally, it's important to start matches well, to score first, because it makes the rest easier. When you concede the first goal, it weighs on the mind and it becomes difficult to catch up. That said, even when we are behind, we sometimes manage to come back, as was the case in this match. I hoped that by coming back to 2-2, we would manage to take the upper hand and drive home the point to score a third goal. .
For us, the important thing is to continue to score, while being more solid defensively. You have to reduce strikes and adverse situations to win. Away, scoring two goals and leaving without a win is difficult. When we score away, we hope for at least a point, or even three, because it's always complicated to score away from home. We need to tighten it all up and find a balance. “
