Gautier Larsonneur: “First of all I wish everyone a happy new year, health, lots of good things and that ASSE remains in Ligue 1. This truce will finally have been quite quick with a Coupe de France match against Marseille on Sunday and a repeat the following Sunday It was short but it was good, I went back to see the family in Brittany.
The arrival of the new coach is a new way of working, there are already some small changes, notably with different schedules. The coach speaks in English, that too is a big change in the way of communicating, everything is going well but there is an adaptation to be made. Anyway, I'm bilingual, I act as translator and everything (smile), most of the locker room speaks English, it's really not a problem. The new coach is someone dynamic, he wants to move the group forward and for everyone to be involved in his project where there is a lot of activity, and a lot of races. All the coaches have ideas and desires, but after a week of working together, the main thing is the match against Reims. He gave directions for work, in the game, in the pressing, there are specific things that we are going to have to integrate.
In terms of expectations for the goalkeeper position, it's the same as for the rest. Requests will be made based on what he wants. Concretely, we mainly focused on the essentials to prepare for the first match, the details will come later. I will adapt my role according to what the coach wants to do, if I have to play higher I will, if we have to play low, we will. We managed to have, but too infrequently, solid defensive matches. It's easier to take points when you don't concede a goal, but it's also easier to win them when you score. goals and we didn't score many either.
My areas of progress? The kicking game? It's a good idea, I'll think about it, you're right, I'll work on it, just like the rest. If we are one of the worst defenses in the championship it is because everyone must do better, including me. The defense is not just four guys with the goalkeeper, it is the concern of an entire team.
Last year without offending L2, it was less strong. This season we were able to face teams like Lille, it's up to us to ensure that the facts of the matches, I'm going to speak frankly, these shits (sic) like red cards, penalties and well… make sure that it doesn't happen again and that the balance tips our way a little. Bullshit like that, we have to be able to erase it. Yes, we must gain in discipline.”
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