Very disappointed by the elimination of AS Monaco in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France in Reims (1-1, 3 TAB to 1), the Austrian technician tried to analyze the match at a press conference.
A cruel elimination. However, returning to the score in the second half, the Rouge et Blanc ended up losing at the end of the penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against Reims (1-1, 3 TAB 1). A big disappointment that the Monegasque coach, Adi Hütter, spoke to the media after the final whistle at the Auguste-Delaune stadium. Excerpts ????️
Good evening coach. How do you feel after this elimination?
We are obviously all very disappointed, because we wanted to qualify for the next round of this Coupe de France. I would still like to congratulate Stade de Reims, even if the frustration is immense this evening. We really came to win, but it didn't happen.
I have just watched them, and it is obvious that if the VAR was in operation this evening, the goal would have been accepted. There's not much, that's clear, but there's no offside position from Taki'. So when you stay at 0-0 at that moment, it's obvious that it changes a lot of things.
Adi HütterAbout the images of the goal denied to Minamino
Some situations were not to our advantage today, because Takumi Minamino was not offside on the first goal, and he then had to get a penalty. These are not excuses, but facts, even if it is not easy for the referee to judge without the support of VAR this evening. We weren't successful tonight, but we were still guilty of missing three penalties.
Have you reviewed the images of the actions in question?
Yes of course, I just watched them, and it's obvious that if the VAR was in operation this evening, the goal would have been accepted. There's not much, that's clear, but there's no offside position from Taki'. So when you stay at 0-0 at that moment, it's obvious that it changes a lot of things.
Same situation with the foul he suffered in the area, it's clearly a penalty when you look at the images. Despite everything, I'm not a coach who is going to complain about the referees, it doesn't make sense because the match is over. I only note that with the support of VAR, we would have a goal awarded and a penalty.
What happened during the penalty shootout?
It's difficult to explain. In the way we took our penalties, we certainly lacked the determination to qualify for the next round. A session is never easy to negotiate, I know this having experienced many during my playing career. But tonight it's obvious that we didn't do what we needed to do to put them at the bottom.
What is missing offensively at the moment in placed attacks?
First of all, we started this match well, and also dominated in the second half, despite our opponent's low block position. Breel Embolo and Takumi Minamino had scoring opportunities, especially in the final moments.
Mika was decisive by offering the equalizing goal to Mohammed Salisu. He also tried to have an impact in this second period, but he played his last match on December 11 (against Lille in the Champions League, editor's note), so it's not easy.
Adi HütterOn Mika Biereth's first entry
But at the moment we are not efficient enough, that is a reality. We are missing too many clear situations, and we must quickly get back on the path to victory, otherwise the season could become very difficult.
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Mika was decisive by offering the equalizing goal to Mohammed Salisu. He also tried to have an impact in this second period, but he played his last match on December 11 (against Lille in the Champions League, editor's note), so it's not easy.
In any case, congratulations to him and to Lucas who had a great match as a young player. He gave everything on the pitch, even playing as number 10 in the second act, so bravo to him, I appreciated his performance.
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