Traveling to fourth in Ligue 1, LOSC, FC Nantes won a valuable point in the race to maintain their position. However, the smiles did not spread until the press conference.
FC Nantes may have fallen one place in the standings, from fourteenth to fifteenth, but pocketed a point and this is precious in a fight for maintenance which will continue until May. “Faced with his pet peeve, 17 games without a win including 13 defeats before kick-off, the series was extended to 18 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium but this draw has a little taste of victory”wrote the Nantes press at the final whistle, following the draw (1-1) between the Canaries and the Mastiffs.
However, despite the smiles that this outcome may have generated, resentment still existed within Antoine Kombouaré. The technician appeared at a press conference, but did not deign to comment on the meeting. He once again settled scores with the local media: “I won't be long. I sent a message on Thursday, I have the impression that we didn't understand. Some people called me a demagogue, so I didn't like it. The message I wanted to convey is that when we are wrong, we say it, we make a mea culpa. I will follow through with my approach. Today I don't speak. On the other hand, next week, if I'm still coach of FC Nantes, it's over, we'll move on.”he said under the frightened gaze of the Lille residents, who had not yet experienced this scene unlike their colleagues in the West.
The debates did not stop here, however, continuing in the mixed zone that Antoine Kombouaré was obliged to cross to leave the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy. Here again, disagreement was certain. It also continued this Sunday. The FC Nantes coach put a coin back into the machine during a visit to the Big Mouths of Sport on the radio waves RMC.
“I blame the media for not speaking in the conditional. They even went so far as to say that I was faking it when everything was over behind the scenes… What does that mean? That's why I'm angry.”he explained.
