Here are the main reactions at the end of this match counting for the 9th day of Ligue 1.
Franck Haise (Nice coach): “ Victories always feel good but when it comes to the derby and you are behind, it feels even more good. We showed that the group was capable of acting, reacting and causing problems in Monaco. Even if there are absentees and ASM also gave us problems for a good part of the first half. The players had to believe in the team's potential. There was no need to limit the efforts, the play and the intensity. We were still in a bit of trouble because it was Monaco, but their goal revolted us a little and we had the chance to equalize quickly. Afterwards, there was the expulsion which reassured us in the fact of doing more and reaching higher. We have to keep these good things and reissue them. Is my story with the Gym launched? Yes, Nice won the derby and I am very happy with that. Seeing my team able to raise its voice and that it came to fruition is a good thing, for me too. Claus? He had a very tight adductor. He was able to do a light workout yesterday, but this morning when we checked him again, he still had discomfort in his left adductor. The test wasn't very serious, there was one tiny thing, but I made the decision not to play it. I couldn't risk losing him for three weeks. “
Adi Hütter (coach of Monaco) : “I'm not happy with the result. When you lose a derby, everyone feels disappointed. But we are guilty because we had the match in hand. We did two stupid things and we were punished harshly. In the second half, Nice deserved to win. What did I say to the referee at the end of the match? Thank you very much (ironic in French). We are guilty. Zakaria hit and injured his adductor in the warm-up. It was a very big risk to play him and he didn't play. the right decision. Everyone knows that he scored a double last year here and that it was very important.
Thiago Scuro (general manager Monaco): “The feeling is negative, obviously. We were coming out of a long period without defeat. This is our fault, we should have done better. We had a good first half but we could have done better in the second, even with one less player. Now we have to use this defeat to become better. We don't have a discipline problem. To be honest, I think this red guy (Vanderson) belongs more to the referee than to our team. If you look at this referee's statistics against Monaco, he likes to give us reds. This is the sixth he has given us in a few matches (12). remembers that it was last season in Marseille (2-2) Even the commission noted that there had been mistakes that evening, with the red of Maripan. The referee was at Var that evening on the hand (of Louchet, center of Caio), he should have been called by Var. […] Generally speaking, we see that the referee had an impact on the game. And that is very bad for the League, not just for Monaco. “
Melvin Bard (Nice defender): “We needed that, a victory in a derby at home. It's good for the head. We gave 200%, I'm very proud of the whole team. We knew Monaco, we knew that we had to be solid. There wasn't really a speech (after the Europa League), we talked to each other but we had to remain calm and not see evil everywhere.
Thilo Kehrer (Monaco defender): “It was a derby, we absolutely wanted to win it but we didn't succeed. Now we take this disappointment of having lost, we channel it and we have to bounce back. The red for Vanderson? I don't see it as a loss of composure. I see a second yellow card when he does absolutely nothing in this situation. He defends himself because he wants to play quickly. There is no need to give a card on this. controlled the first half but we didn't completely manage to control this match at 2-0, the decisions can influence the match less. He's a very important player for us, of course. that we are missing something when he is not on the pitch but we have a very good squad, players come in and make their impact.”