the essential
Vice-captain of TFC this season, Rasmus Nicolaisen has established himself as an essential part of the team since his arrival in 2021. Winner of the Ligue 2 championship and the Coupe de France, the 27-year-old Dane believes that the club still has a lot of room for improvement.
You are officially kept in Ligue 1 since your victory at Lorient on Sunday. Do you feel that the group is more liberated, or do you fear a relaxation?
I think we can play more liberated, that’s positive. Between us, we clearly told each other what we wanted for the end of the season: to finish strong, as high as possible and to go on vacation with a smile, with the feeling of having given everything. We will take match after match, but with the conviction that we can win everything.
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How do you see the evolution of TFC in the coming years?
Since I arrived, the club has been making constant progress, and we want that to continue. I feel very strongly about this, and I feel like I’m important in this process. I have responsibilities, it’s very motivating to be part of this adventure, of this progression. I don’t see why we couldn’t bring TFC to an even better level than today. We had difficulties in the first part of the season, it was much better afterwards. We are a very young team, with new players, new coaches. We needed time to get to know each other. It’s all a process. Today we are much more mature as a team. All these elements combined make me think that we can still make great progress.
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You had one of your most difficult matches of the season in the first leg in Montpellier, with a 3-0 defeat. What memories do you keep of it?
It was definitely one of our worst games. We have a strong desire for revenge. This first leg, we had just played Liverpool three days earlier in the Europa League. We were a new club in this competition, with a great need to gain knowledge, particularly on how to sequence matches well.
So we have a strong desire to bounce back after this first leg, and take revenge on Montpellier. And then, it’s a regional shock… I would love to beat them.
