Stade Brestois beat PSV Eindhoven on the Roudourou pitch in Guingamp. “Not a small feat” estimated Breton coach Eric Roy, who can dream of direct qualification to the round of 16.
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“This is not, in fact, a small achievement for the club that we are and it is true that there is a lot of pride this evening“, commented coach Eric Roy at a press conference. Stade Brestois indeed defeated PSV Eindhoven on the lawn of the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp.
He particularly praised the great burst of energy of his players throughout the match.
“We cannot hope to be able to beat this type of adversary, who are experienced in all these competitions, who have experience, who have the means, who have the players, who have the talent… if we do not put this intensity, this aggressiveness which characterizes us“, he estimated
“We put in the ingredients that allowed us, indeed, to swing the match in our favor“, he added.
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With 13 points in 6 matches, Brest is provisionally 5th in the standings and can even aim for a place in the top eight of the league phase which will be directly qualified for the round of 16, without going through a play-off.
Although real, these considerations still remain very distant for Roy who above all wants his group, struggling more in the championship, to savor these moments apart.
“I don’t think we have to contain ourselves when we play this kind of match, when we went for it, when we went to win with all the values that we put on the field which are a bit ours ( …) We must take advantage“, he explained.
“Afterwards, of course the competition is not over (…) In any case, what is certain is that from the next match, we will still try to grab points, and why not go search for this top 8“, he confirmed.
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