Franck Haise gives a big rant after the humiliation against Rangers

If things are going rather well for French clubs in the Champions League, it is more complicated for others, in the Europa League in particular. Penultimate in the competition, OGC Nice lost heavily on home soil this Thursday, against Glasgow Rangers. A 4-1 defeat in the form of a humiliating slap which practically eliminated the Aiglons from the competition. A huge snub therefore.

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And this, while in Ligue 1, the team from the south of France is rather efficient, placed in fifth place in the standings and having lost only two matches in twelve days. It should also be noted that OGC Nice is facing a serious injury epidemic, with players like Jérémie Boga, Dante, Jonathan Clauss and Bombito absent this evening, among others. After the meeting, Franck Haise also railed against all these physical problems in his squad, while refusing to clear his men.

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The workforce is decimated

“We don't have the capacity to string together high-level matches every three days. The injured, 13 players less… These are not good times to live through. This is the observation I have made over these first five months. I hope there will be great European evenings in Nice”for example, he declared after the meeting, in comments reported by RMC Sport. He then explained that he still believes in qualification.

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“12 players less and a 13th after a quarter of an hour (Youssouf Ndayishimiye), it was too much for us. You have to be clear-headed about the situation. It's a record to have so many absentees. It's too much for two competitions. I hope that we will find some strength to do both and then the Coupe de France. It must be admitted that the step was too high today. In addition, we offer goals. When you offer so much, making big mistakes, in the end it's too difficult. Still a hope of qualification? As long as there is a possibility… The next match will be a final for us. As long as there is a possibility, I want us to compete to the fullest. Afterwards, two points in five games, you will tell me “the coach is nice but hey”… But we are not going to give up”concluded the Nice coach, who probably knows deep down that it’s almost over…