For the first time this season, AS Saint-Étienne approached a shock against a big league from Ligue 1 with ambition. A new gaming philosophy that players seem to fully embrace.
A few minutes after the meeting, Léo Pétrot appeared at the broadcaster's microphone to discuss this meeting. The left side showed some regret at not bringing anything back from this trip to the Parc des Princes. He also talks about the playing principles that drive his coach and the team and which are unanimously agreed upon: “Obviously, when we are a competitor and we lose, when we don't take a point, in the situation we find ourselves in, we are obviously very disappointed and frustrated. We know that we played the best championship team, we are at home, there are very big individuals Despite everything, we respected our game plan, we wanted to play with our intentions. We did it well sometimes, sometimes they managed to get out. because obviously, in the face, they are very good players This gives a first half where I think that tactically, we had problems especially when they came out on one side with a reversal of play, afterwards, there were easily two against one. They projected themselves quickly. In the second half, we sorted it out better. This gave an end to the match, with this score, where there was a little more animation. We still come out frustrated not to take a point.
We're all on the same wavelength. The coach brings a lot of intensity to the sessions, he wants us to be able to apply a certain amount of pressure. This is what we manage to do. We all believe in this project. We do everything we can to succeed. When we come across big individuals, they also manage to come out and cause us problems, that's normal. We were losing 2-0 at half-time, maybe a month or two ago we would have conceded two or three in the second. We came back with the same intentions, with even more intensity and we managed to come back to the score but it wasn't enough.
Of course it's encouraging. We also learn from the best teams. We are building our game plan, little by little taking what the coach wants. We know that it takes time but we see that it is encouraging. We only want to continue working hard. We believe in this project, we can't wait to continue. The coach is someone who lives the match intensely, who gives a lot of information and who wants a lot of intensity, who we press and look for our opponents. That we recover the ball high and that we play quickly. It requires a lot of inside play and combinations. We're having fun, we'll have to continue like this to get points.”
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