The Pailladin coach liked the desire his players showed during this meeting but also the match of these executives.
How good does this victory feel?
From all points of view, it is well placed because we are in a historic week. In the rankings, it makes us advance a little, but we must not shout coorico. The public responded for this anniversary and the players gave everything. DSometimes clumsily, we could have made the match easier because we had the ball 3-0 then 3-1. But that’s how it is, when we are in a period like that, we suffer at all levels.
What did you like about your team tonight?
The state of mind, that the leaders have taken power. I told them when I arrived, I know that in football, we have to have a framework, we have to have players on whom we can rely. There were some who were a little demobilized, there were others who were physically a little flat. We brought in a new player, so we have to improve the mental, the physical, the tactics and that goes hand in hand without hurting the legs because the injured, the infirmary is full. The first two matches, it was very difficult, especially the Toulouse match where in 30 minutes, we gave it, whereas today, in a special match, the first 20 minutes, we made the start what was necessary, we were successful in scoring the two goals and then we defended tooth and nail with necessarily managerial players who blocked but who gave everything. This is where it will go.
When Brest came back to 2-1, did you tell yourself that psychologically it was going to be hard not to concede the equalizer?
We defended. On the bench, we have kids but the pros were at the end of their rope… We had to change, there was the injury to Akor (Adams), we were leading 2-0 but little Ndiaye didn't have 60 minutes in legs in a match like that. The young people came back and finished the match well.
Have we seen the Gasset touch or the way you want your team to play?
There is no setback, I adapt to the players I have. When there is Téji, we will play differently. We have to put the players in the best conditions. Last week, we had to play with five players because Nikola couldn't play a full match. There, he played with four but he finished at the end. To move forward, people have to see things through to the end. It's that simple.
How do you judge Tamari's match, who is on target for both penalties and the free kick?
This is the Tamari that I saw playing when I was in the stands. He takes, he comes inside, he accelerates, people are afraid of him. He is one of the mid-management players, the ones in charge who must make a copy better than what they have done until now. He came in for 20 minutes against Toulouse, 30 against Le Havre, he started the match and played 70 minutes. I have to target the players in relation to their state of form. There was a physical problem in my opinion.
Maintaining this will depend on defensive performances, you did not concede many things in Le Havre, this evening you conceded an unlucky goal…
It's a set piece, Nicolas sending it back into the middle, in a month he won't do it anymore, but when you're done for, you say to yourself, I'll send it anywhere. A boy with the career he has, the experience he has, he knows very well that we must not send him back into the line and that we can take things like that.
We imagine that psychologically, before the truce, this victory is extremely important?
It's important because this week is special, we're going to see people who played with us 45 years ago. There are all the generations who are there, it's the club's celebration, but it is also important and especially for Laurent Nicolin, because he was still attacked, I think violently, I found, he had even need to feel a response from his players, and this evening, he saw the state of mind, not the footballing quality, that can always be discussed, but at least the state of mind of La Paillade.
Akor Adams injured in the thigh
Is it serious for Akor Adams?
It's a muscular problem, there's a break, we're going to gain 15 days, we're used to it, each time we win one, we lose two, that's how it is, when you're not at your best physically, From the moment you go into red zones, you get injured, that's how it is.
We know that you are superstitious, are you going to play in red in Saint-Etienne?
I like this jersey because it rejuvenated me, but in Saint-Etienne, surely, with the Greens…
“There were two Jesus de Lecomte stops”
Eric Roy (Brest coach): “I’m disappointed. We didn't play the match we should have. We conceded goals too easily. We made the task easier for Montpellier, who must be congratulated because he was up against the wall. We did the work for them. He was given the opportunity to take the score. It was the ideal scenario for Montpellier, who managed to pull back on their goal after their good start.
We are disappointed because we failed to meet expectations and the match we wanted to play. We had a lot of the ball, we dominated after the break. We had the ball at 2-2. There are two “Jesus” saves from Benjamin (Lecomte) on two headers at close range. Sometimes you also need success. We didn't have the technical quality, we didn't have the right feeling. When we don't start the match well, it's not a good idea. On the free kick, the ball passes through the middle of the wall.
It will do us good to take a few days off. We need to regain our strength, to recharge our batteries, but also to find the right state of mind. Some players were not up to par in this match. We want everyone to participate, everyone to have a chance. We didn't have a good match collectively. We conceded too many goals in this match. We need to resolve this quickly. We cannot afford to score four goals to win matches.
We didn't have any drive, enthusiasm or forward play. The best preparation we could do was to win in Prague. We had something to do better, but we didn't do it. It makes sense to bow. There is a great urgency, a very great urgency. We will have to get back into working order in this championship.
Montpellier was pretty good. He had the right match. He added rhythm, intensity, aggression. We failed to react to that, even though it is our strength. It was the death match for him, it was the context of 50 years. And the public wore them too. He put in all the ingredients to have a good match.”
