Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365, published on Sunday November 10, 2024 at 10:28 a.m.
Trailing at the break in Strasbourg, Monaco finally won in Alsace (3-1) on Saturday evening. Adi Hütter, ASM coach, really liked the reaction of his men in the second half.
But what is happening to Monaco in the championship, we wondered in recent days? Leader for a time in Ligue 1 ahead of PSG, the Principality club had just failed twice consecutively, in Nice (1-2) and against Angers (0-1) and suddenly lost ground on the Parisian team. So, the match in Strasbourg was particularly anticipated. And it was a new disappointment that seemed to be looming for ASM, led 1-0 at half-time by the Alsatians. Monaco did not have the necessary ingredients but fortunately, the Principality team woke up at the end. Eliesse Ben Seghir (19 years and 267 days) scored twice (79th, 89th), becoming the 3rd youngest Monaco player to reach 10 goals in L1 behind Kylian Mbappé and Anthony Martial, and George Ilenikhena hit the nail on the head ( 90th+1). Victorious 3-1 in the end, ASM, only 2nd in the ranking, took the opportunity to take 3 points ahead of OM, beaten Friday evening at home by Auxerre (1-3).
Hütter: “A big victory and 3 very important points”
Adi Hütter, who was able to turn the match around by notably making 2 changes at the break (Ilenikhena for Embolo and Mawissa for Caio Henrique), appreciated the reaction after leaving the locker room and a failed first period. “It wasn't a good first half, we could have done better, that's for sure. It's a big victory and 3 very important points for us, after 2 defeats in a row in the league. I also want to salute Strasbourg for its performance. But when we took the field in the second half, I was really impressed with my team with what we showed. Both teams have a lot of young talent in their squads that are fun to watch play, but ultimately we deserved this win today. »
“Sometimes we have to accept criticism, like when we played Angers with football that was not ours. I remain very happy and proud of my team for what they did this evening, especially in the second half,” added the Monegasque coach who obviously praised Ben Seghir’s performance. “At half-time I decided to put Eliesse Ben Seghir in at number 10, under George Ilenikhena, making him a mobile striker and he did a fantastic job in that role! Maybe he was the trigger for the rest of the team. » After the international break, Monaco will host Brest on November 22.
