SM Caen. Romain Thomas regrets “a bad week” for Stade Malherbe

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After the defeat of Stade Malherbe Caen against FC Lorient on Saturday October 5, 2024 (1-2), Romain Thomas returned to the difficulties of his team in offering play facing a clearly superior opponent. He also wanted to defend his defense friend, Brahim Traoré, after his error which cost Lorient’s second goal.

Beyond this error, Brahim responded. He’s still a young player. I did it too, I still do it. Beyond the individual error, we must manage to speed up the game to put our opponent in difficulty.

Only seven points in eight games

After a little less than a quarter of the season, SM Caen is in 14th place in Ligue 2. Far from the ambitions that should be his, and the hopes nourished by his supporters. The former Angevin is aware of this and believes that there is no only one way out. “Five defeats in eight games is a lot. It’s too much, he admits. There are no secrets, you have to keep working to get things back on track. » Work, SM Caen will have the opportunity in the coming week. International truce obliges, the championships are put on pause. Romain Thomas wants every player raise his level of play.

We are not all at the level we were at last year. We find it difficult to gain momentum over the duration of a match. What I remember is that we all have to raise the cursor individually to hope for something else, because that won’t be enough.

Don’t make excuses

Back in an emergency situation, the Caennais will have to react after the truce. The obligation of results will correspond with a crucial timetable facing opponents close to SM Caen in the ranking. Red Star, 15th, Troyes, 18th, and Martigues, 19th, will be on the menu for the Rouge et Bleu after the break. “We must not make excuses,” warns the Caen captain. We are the actors on the ground. There are adjustments to be made. » After the meeting, he went with Yann M’Vila, Lorenzo Rajot and Ilyes Najim exchange a few words with the Malherbe Normandy Kop. A courteous exchange according to him which accepts that the supporters express their disappointment.

They are not happy, they pay their way. I will definitely be the same too. It’s up to us to do more to make sure everyone is happy at the end of the matches.

After the truce, the Caennais will not have no more room for error. Bad results against direct opponents would be alarming.

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