After a draw against Lille and a defeat in Nice, Monaco’s cycle of invincibility ended. Still runner-up to PSG, the Principality club must react immediately before continuing the outcry.
“We win together, and we lose together! We must accept it, even if we are very disappointed“. The words ofAdi Hütter were bitter last Sunday after the defeat suffered in the Riviera Derby (2-1). Invincible since the start of the season, theASM ended up being stopped by Nice and must now get up again to begin a new cycle. Which would start at Louis II this Friday against Angers.
“I am convinced that we will be able to bounce back”
AS Monaco’s first seven matches reflected its ambitions. The club wanted to start strong and immediately aim for the top of the table. This was an achievement considering he ended up sitting in 1st place in this one when the PSG made a misstep. But, recently, the Monegasques have seen their form put to the test. So much so that the draw against Lille (0-0) was the starting point for the end of his cycle of invincibility.
An invincibility to which Thilo Kehrer assured that he had not thought against Nice. His team just wanted to win their match. But after the expulsion of Vanderson occurred in the 45+4th, she was unable to control the match.
“It was the Derby, we absolutely wanted to win it but we didn’t succeed. It’s a disappointment to have lost the match but I’m convinced that we will be able to bounce back. Of course, in the first half we were in control but we weren’t able to control the game. If we had managed to score the 2-0 goal, decisions could have less influenced the fate of the match“, regretted the German via his club’s website.
In order to take the rebound immediately so as not to sink further, the men ofHütter know that they must do better, particularly in terms of efficiency. With 14 goal attempts against the Mastiffs, and 17 against the Aiglons, they have their chances in front of the opposing goal. However, there is still a lot to do when it comes to precision.
“We are at a stage of the season where there are many matches left to play, we must use them to learn and be better“, also commented the Director General of Monaco, Thiago Dark.
If we put aside Folarin Baloguninjured in the shoulder, Eliesse Ben Seghir et Breel Embolo are among the club’s best offensive elements (2 goals and 2 assists / 1 goal and 2 assists). In the event that the American still has some recovery time, the Moroccan and the Swiss are expected to get the machine going again. A good combo for a different role on the field.
“I have a neighborhood football style, I like to take the ball and eliminate“, noted Ben Seghir in an interview also given to the Monaco website. This way of playing gives him a certain volatility on the field and which will be fundamental during the next Monegasque events. “When we play the football we know how to do and we apply the coach’s instructions, we are a formidable team !”.
Besides these attackers, Maghnes Akliouche remains a key player in the squad, ready to take on offensive transitions when his team are less fit.
Monaco will still probably have to do without Denis Zakariaalso injured, and Vanderson, suspended. Significant absences, but not unstoppable. Playing a match against the 15th in Ligue 1 will surely make his task easier.
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