“When you never have the ball it’s difficult to show character,” regrets Éric Roy

“When you never have the ball it’s difficult to show character”regretted Tuesday Éric Roy, the coach of Brest, outclassed on the pitch of FC Barcelona (3-0) in the Champions League.

“We came across a much stronger team, quite simply. They were much superior, and that was reflected in the score, even if we still have regrets, because we conceded avoidable goals. I also regret that we were not able to last a little longer in the match being only down by one goal, because we showed that we could perhaps find a situation to come back.declared Éric Roy at a press conference.

“We were simply suffocated (…) They have so much technical mastery, connection between them. All these young people who come out of the Masia, you can see that they have been playing together for years, and then the players around, Raphinha, Lewandowski, they are of a very high level with the ball and without the ball.he added.

Dithirambic with the opposing players, the French coach nevertheless admitted that he “hoped for better” of his team.

“I was hoping my team would be able to show more things. Not only do they dominate with the ball but after the loss they don't let you organize yourself, nor the possibility of fixing (…) We were confronted with the best in Europe at the moment”he conceded.

However, he recalled that the Stade Brestois provided its supporters with life “emotions that they would never have imagined experiencing a few months ago” and that the Breton club should “remember where we come from”.

“It's an exceptional adventure, to come here to play against Barça, even if I would have liked a score a little less fluctuating than this 3-0 sec, with situations that we could have managed better and errors that were easily avoidable. (…) We must regain serenity and defensive efficiency because that is what we are currently lacking”estimated the former Ligue 1 player.