Are you happy with the show on offer?
It was a good match between two good teams. Caen moved forward with a rediscovered collective, lots of individuality. It wasn’t an easy meeting to negotiate, but we managed to have our highlights. It was harder during the first twenty minutes of the second half, but we were facing a team that was difficult to control, capable of creating danger from almost everywhere, through direct play, through play inside. Hats off to the players who played a very, very good match, both in the state of mind and in what we wanted to do.
They acted and not reacted, as you hoped after the matches against Annecy (2-2) and Paris FC (0-2)…
It’s true ! The desire was to be in action from the start, and not to embarrass ourselves. This evening (Monday), the result is favorable to us because we did better what we had to do. I am satisfied that the players have found the benchmarks which made us perform well before these two matches.
We sense ambition in your game plans, this 4-4-2 that you have chosen…
Yes, then you have to find the right balance. If we went too high, Caen had the capacity to pierce us very quickly. It was necessary to cut the M’Vila-Mendy-Brahimi relationships, control their speed on the sides. I find that overall, we were consistent.
Isn’t the goal conceded, with Alexandre Mendy completely alone against Enzo Basilio, a slight downside?
It’s so grotesque that I’m not going to go over it again. In such a balanced, fragile match, conceding a goal like that is very annoying. Now, we’re not going to be choosy. But we absolutely must be much more regular if we want to chart our course.
Are you also happy with the contribution of replacements such as Sidibé or Luvambo?
Indeed, everyone brought, each in their register. That’s a group, all the players will have their say, even those who were not in the group against Caen. When you work well, at some point, the work is rewarded.
What do you prefer? Third place in the standings or the title of best attack after seven days?
3rd place after seven days, for me, is anecdotal. Like our first place after four days. The 15 goals scored is interesting. We feel that we have the capacity to carry danger and to be effective. We will have to combine that with more defensive rigor, and more regularity in our game.
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