The feeling at the final whistle
We remember the feat of having beaten the PFC, 1-0, at home. It was a hard-fought match where we tried to resist, stay in place and exploit the balls to hurt them in our transition phases. As long as we remained 0-0, we knew we were capable of making them doubt. It’s easy to say now but there were key moments with saves or authoritarian defensive attitudes that helped us. We knew that our transition phases could pose a problem for them thanks to our speed qualities. That’s what we were able to do at the end of the match. It’s a happy ending.
The Things of Cindy Caputo
This audacious and detached goal from Cindy is the expression of a group that lives well, that is confident. She was able to show that the work of AS Saint-Étienne deserves to be exhibited. It is today thanks to this collective performance. So much the better, because there were a few selectors present.
An endless end to the match
Yes, I often looked at my watch! It was very, very long, because we knew that this opponent had the capacity to score at any time with their quality players. But as long as we didn’t concede a goal, we knew we would stay alive and that we could cause them problems. It’s true that it was quite a stressful match but we knew we could stay in place defensively, and that’s what happened.
The character of the Greens
I have said it from the start, this group is made up of players with whom we wanted to work and who, for their part, wanted to work with us. Everything is easier when there is this cohesion from the start. In the first two matches, in terms of content, we fell short of what we could do. I find that here, we are slowly using the ball collectively as we want. We keep it better, we use it better. Of course, there are plenty of things to correct, we will see with the video analysis of the week, but we are expressing ourselves collectively and that is satisfactory.
Battract one of the leaders of Arkema Premier League
We take three points against the PFC. We also did it last year. I often tell the players that once is chance but being able to repeat it means that we are progressing. This group is in the process of being set up. But beating the PFC and not getting points against our direct competitors would be a mistake. We will therefore quickly get back to the training week to prepare for Le Havre.
Maintenance remains the objective
No, sincerely, we are not going to change our objective. It’s only the third day. Even if we have 9 points, we have to remember where we come from and we come from D2. 2 years ago, we were champions of France then the start of our first season in the Premier League was difficult before finishing strong. Today, we start strong but, in football, you have to be regular, you have to last to exist. So far, we’re off to a great start to the season. But my job is to bring everyone to their senses. We will recover, we have matches at 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. That’s a long journey for the players. We will have to recover and see the forces present. We also have the ability to offer some playing time to players from training, like today. We try to work on collective intelligence.
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