“We didn’t show a face that deserves to be in Ligue 1”

The HAC hits rock bottom. Without a victory in the league since November 24 and pitifully eliminated from the Coupe de France by Saint-Brieuc (N2) before the winter break, the Norman club started the year 2025 on similar bases. Namely by a heavy defeat conceded on the field of Olympique de Marseille this Sunday January 5 (1-5). “I think that today (Sunday), even if it's a big team up front, we didn't show a face that deserves to be in Ligue 1. At least not at the level of what we was able to see our competitors this weekend,” said Le Havre coach Didier Digard at a post-match press conference.

“Today, what we are proposing is not enough for Ligue 1”

The Le Havre technician, who had already had a rant after the elimination in the Cup, did not mince his words in the Marseille city either. “To lose a fight, you have to at least fight. There, in the duels, it was really too little. Even if they are powerful, we didn't show a state of mind at all, especially after the first goal… We feel that with the slightest blow we take, we don't have the mentality The series of defeats weighs on our heads, for some, the level is too high The entrants tried. There is a desire, but there must be. “Mentally, the players are impacted, they are not ready to react after difficult shots,” judged Didier Digard.

The latter, who warns that “if our injured do not return very quickly, we will be in very great difficulty”, called for a thorough understanding of the situation in which his team finds itself today. “The abyss was made in one weekend. We have to stop hoping for bad things from others, we have to accept the position we are in and that we have to do better. Today, what we are proposing is not enough for Ligue 1”, finished the Normandy coach. Seventeenth with four lengths behind Saint-Étienne, the first non-relegation team, the HAC will therefore play very big on Sunday (3 p.m.) when they host RC Lens at the Océane stadium.