On the sidelines of the Champions League match that AS Monaco will play against Aston Villa this Tuesday evening, Adi Hütter, the coach of the Principality club, spoke about the 2025 winter transfer window which ends in a few days.
AS Monaco keeps an eye on the market
L’AS Monaco plays an important part of the Champions League against Aston Villa. But given the average results of recent weeks, more questions about the means of strengthening his team are piling up in the mind ofAdi Hütter. The Monegasque coach responded to rumors of arrivals at a press conference: “We always have an eye on the transfer market, that’s our job. But it wouldn't make sense to bring in new players. And behind it, we don't need it, our problems at the moment don't come from there. We make stupid mistakes, which are immediately punished. But we are focused on getting out of our situation. We have to play with confidence and with our style of play” he declared.
Aston Villa opposite? The opportunity to bounce back for Monaco
The match against Aston Villa comes at the right time according to Adi Hütter for his team to show their true qualities: “It’s an opportunity. We will be facing a very stable, consistent team, which is capable of coming back to score against Arsenal, like last weekend (from 0-2 to 2-2). There will be a coach opposite, Unai Emery, who has won a lot in European competitions. They have a fantastic goalkeeper (Emiliano Martinez) who won the World Cup. In this new format, we must pay attention to the slightest goal. All goals can be decisive. But tomorrow (Tuesday), we will try to win the match. » he added, reports L’Equipe.
-Adi Hütter does not want to play “Italian style”
Regarding the fact that a 0-0 would qualify his team for the next round, Adi Hütter says: “We are not an Italian team. They know how to do that, it’s something they learned. We are a team that likes to play up front. It would make no sense to start a match by telling yourself that you want to get a draw. Our DNA is to win matches. But if after 90 minutes, we have a draw that qualifies us, of course we will be very happy« .
