It was incomprehension more than surprise that was in Luka Elsner's thoughts at the press conference after the match. Not really surprised by the face displayed by the Greens, the Reims coach was more surprised by that shown by his players.
Luka Elsner: “To play against AS Saint-Étienne, we based our preparation on what their coach could do in his former teams, to have movement and intensity. I am absolutely not surprised by what they did, it was a carbon copy of the previous Horneland clubs. I am not surprised by the Stéphanois match but by our ability not to respond and the spaces that we offered. -there lies the surprise and a lot less on the side of the Stéphanois.
You have to understand that Ligue 1 is difficult, we had the impression that with our 20 points taken before the break we were in a certain security, be careful, this is not the case. We have to sound the alarm, we find ourselves very close to the trailing teams, we will have to make the mental and psychological efforts to bounce back.”
