Didier Digard's terrible observation!

Nothing is going well in Le Havre anymore. Narrowly maintained last season, the oldest club is, so far, experiencing a nightmarish 2024-2025 season. The situation is simple: after 16 days and a new slap received at the Vélodrome against OM (1-5), the Ciel et Marine are in 17th place in the championship with 12 small points. Worst attack in L1 (12 goals scored) and third worst defense (34 goals conceded), the HAC is in crisis. An alarming situation, at a time when the Normandy team also finds itself in a chaotic economic context, forcing it to downsize this winter.

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A fragile defensive sector, an amorphous attack

Present at a press conference after the debacle suffered in Marseille, Didier Digard did not fail to point out the performance of his players, overwhelmed in all sectors despite a rather coherent start to the match. “Yes, I think that today (Sunday, editor's note), even if it's a big team up front, we didn't show a face that deserves to be in Ligue 1. At least not at the level of what we saw among our competitors this weekend”first launched the former coach of OGC Nice, specifying that its president Jean-Michel Roussier had spoken to the group after the meeting.

Relaunched by the journalists present on site, the 38-year-old technician especially regretted the state of mind displayed. An area which has however often been rented in the past near the port city. To lose a fight, you have to at least fight. There, in the duels, it was really too little. Even if they are powerful, we didn't show a state of mind at all, especially after the first goal… We feel that with the slightest shot we take, we don't have the mentality. The series of defeats weighs on the mind, for some, the level is too high. The entrants tried. There is desire. But there has to be more. Mentally, the players are impacted, they are not ready to react after difficult shots.

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Digard tackles his players

Worried, Digard also regretted the absence of several executives during this complicated period. “If our wounded do not return very quickly, we will be in very great difficulty. We greatly need the return of players who have this power profile, like Arouna (Sangante), Josué (Casimir), Issa (Soumaré). We must be much more present in the duels”. Currently relegated with 3 small steps ahead of the red lantern Montpellier, the HAC has, to make matters worse, seen the distance widen with its direct competitors. For Anthony Lopes' first, FC Nantes won a valuable point against LOSC (1-1).

At the same time, Angers for its part offered the scalp of Brest (2-0) while Saint-Etienne emerged victorious in its opposition against Brest (3-1). Something to rejoice Eirik Horneland, a little less Didier Digard… “The abyss was made in a weekend. We have to stop hoping for bad things from others, we have to accept the position we are in and that we have to do better. Today, what we are proposing is not enough for Ligue 1.confided the native of Gisors. With its backs against the wall, the HAC will now quickly have to stop this vicious spiral to avoid seeing its future darken a little further in the elite of French football. A survival mission which will begin next Sunday against RC Lens.