Monaco’s coach, Adi Hütter, was “irritated” by the defeat to Benfica, in which he considers that his team deserved “at least a draw”, but the errors to defend allowed the turnaround.
Speaking to the French press, after the match in the fifth round of the Champions League, this Thursday, in the Principality, the Monegasque coach assumes that his team “does not [defendeu] very good”.
“I’m angry with the result because we started very well. We had a great first 15 minutes, we scored a fantastic goal and then we made a lot of mistakes. We can’t be happy with the way we defended. We should have done better with the crosses, we were penalized in the box . We deserved at least a draw.
With the defeat, Monaco falls to eighth place in the Champions League, with ten points, still in the zone of direct access to the round of 16.
Analysis: “I’m angry with the result, because we started very well. We had a great first 15 minutes, we scored a fantastic goal and then we made a lot of mistakes. We can’t be happy with the way we defended. We should have done better with the crosses, we were penalized in the area. We deserved at least a draw.
Ángel Di María decisive hair Benfica: “We had him well under control, but then he showed what a fantastic player he is. Whether it was his runs or his crosses, he was at his best. Again, we didn’t defend very well either. We’re not very happy tonight.”
Player nervousness: “Football is a game of emotions, but three yellow cards in two minutes is too much. You have to know how to stay calm and communicate well. We are responsible for what we said to the referee. The rest was his decision.”
Did Monaco lack experience, compared to Benfica? “What Benfica does doesn’t matter much. They have experienced players, but we have our way of doing things, a lot of talented young players like Soungoutou [Magassa]who scored the second goal. This is the path we want to follow. It’s not an excuse.”
