The Stade de Reims won this Sunday, September 29 on the lawn of a pale Angevin team (1-3). A great victory, acquired with authority and mastery, which allows the Rémois to move into fourth place in Ligue 1 on the evening of this sixth day.
Luka ELSNER, coach of Stade de Reims: “The beginning is in the right key and responds very well to the question of a possible relaxation. We left no room for doubt regarding that, and when the mentality responds, we manage to apply things on the ground which are really coherent. We played very well with the ball in the offensive phases, with a real identity of play, I am happy with a very complete match from the boys. Now we have to keep a cool head and continue to work. The match against Montpellier (Sunday October 6 at 5 p.m. in Delaune). »
(On the fourth place). We should be happy about that. When you are a competitor, having points, winning matches, especially away from home, being well positioned, this should strengthen confidence but it should not blind us. Our collective ego and individual egos will have to get back to work and maintain our initial humility, which was to prepare as much as possible for each meeting and leave nothing to chance. »
Alexandre DUJEUX, Angers coach: “We lost against a great team. To exist in this Ligue 1, we will have to be much more solid and much more together, to be more in the duels. We should have kept a balance, we lost it at times. Always chasing the score is not easy. To put them in danger, we lacked aggression and accuracy but above all, we conceded too much. We have to be realistic, too, and today we were far from it. If we want to give ourselves a chance, we will have to do much more, through aggression, self-sacrifice, solidarity with our partner. It’s something we did well last year but here, in Ligue 1, it’s essential to all come together. I would have liked this evening to be harder for Reims. »
