The workforce
“The squad is complete, we have recovered Maxime Colin who was suspended the last match. Simon Elisor did a full week, there is no problem with him, he was already operational for the Red Star match. Jessy Deminguet is also starting again, we wanted to preserve it so that it doesn't get worse and now, it seems to be going well. »
The defeat at Red Star
“These are difficult matches to digest, because it resembles what we experienced in Grenoble and Troyes. There it was even more difficult. We're trying to understand why we weren't attacking well, of course, there was Alexandre's (Oukidja) mistake, but there was still time to play to score goals. It's a real problem, we have three away defeats, performances that seem consistent but in the end we come back with zero points. We need to do more, especially offensively, because defensively, we didn't make any mistakes except Alex's. From this side, it's pretty well settled. Now we have to attack better, be more precise, more committed to what we do. We are on a goal rate which has been a little less strong in recent weeks. »
The solutions on attack?
“Today we have one of the best scorers in the division for the moment even if Sabaly has not scored in the last two games. We can think that when we are dominant, and we have a game that is close to the opponent's last twenty meters, that a slightly more athletic player could be interesting in this register. But for the moment, apart from Simon Elisor who has these characteristics, but who was not operational, we find ourselves with a lack of offensive weight in certain match situations, particularly at Red Star.
The Oukidja case… and Sy
“Alexandre is in a difficult situation. He obviously feels responsible for the mistakes, he wants to do his best for the team and that's what he did against Guingamp since he helped us win. Now he's in a bad situation and I'm going to let him breathe, it's Pape Sy who will start on Monday in Ajaccio. He is a player who is very good on his line, who has a calmness which allows him to approach this situation. It's up to him to prove himself and show that he has the level. We have good hopes, he is an atypical player because he is very tall (2.06 m). I think he will approach this match with a lot of serenity. »
The accounting balance sheet
“I think we deserve to have more points, especially compared to the matches lost away from home, where we deserved at least a draw. It's very frustrating but that's how it is, that's football. We have to keep what we do well, in the collective game, I find that we have progressed in recent weeks. But by going further in our game, be more determined to swing the match in the right direction, take the advantage in particular, because we know very well that if we go in front, the percentage of matches won behind is very important. Every time we took the advantage, we won the matches. So there are elements which are positive, we must not overshadow everything even if this defeat at Red Star remains in our throats, we must move on to something else. »
The match in Ajaccio
“It’s a team that performs very well at home where they have won three matches and drawn one. And again the draw, I think they finished ten or nine against Martigues. So it's not necessarily the easiest place to interrupt a negative streak, but we have to break this streak to start with something positive again. »
