Aligned alongside Bafodé Diakité in the absence of Alexsandro, Aïssa Mandi could not prevent RC Strasbourg from hitting the mark twice and winning (2-1) at Meinau. However, despite the score, he was satisfied with the copy returned.
Alexsandro is a lucky charm, since without him, LOSC does not advance. Traveling to RC Strasbourg this Saturday, the Mastiffs led for an hour before breaking down. Going from leaders to trailed, they were defeated following goals from Andrey Santos (70′) and Emanuel Emegha (74′), who responded to Osame Sahraoui (8′) for a one-goal advantage (2-1 ). At the final whistle, Aïssa Mandi highlighting the game plan established at kick-off: “I think we controlled the match”believes the central defender.
“We surprised with our system in the first half and they had difficulty adapting. Afterwards, I don't think we liquefied in the second half. We have a lot of opportunities too, perhaps even more than in the first year. The difference is that they managed to put to the bottom the few situations (2/3) that they may have had. They must be congratulated for their realism”judges the Algerian international at the microphone of the teams of
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The latter insists and replies: “We were ready to implement this five-man tactic that we had already used at the start of the season. We have intelligent players and I think it was a successhe says. We can't win this match, of course, but we did what we wanted to do. We are disappointed, but sometimes we have to know how to congratulate the opponent, who was able to be realistic”concludes Aïssa Mandi, satisfied with the game proposed despite the defeat conceded in Alsace.
