This Monday, the Mastiffs were bitten during LOSC’s defeat against OL (3-4). Passing through the mixed zone, Jonathan David tried to put words to a party that had gone mad before overwhelming them.
He didn’t really want to be, we can understand that, but Jonathan David made the effort to say a few words to the press following the setback recorded by LOSC this Monday (3-4), at the occasion of the 32nd day of Ligue 1. Particularly disappointed, he expressed his emotions in words. These were clearly visible on his face: “At the end of matches like that, you can only be disappointed, that’s always the first emotion. Then, when you have time to come down, you already have to turn to the next matchhe begins. We told ourselves that everything was fine at the break, but we knew that we were not out of danger. In the second half, we had to continue in the same direction, maintain control and not panic too much”he confided, well aware that what happened was absolutely not planned.
He will also follow up with a more in-depth analysis, highlighting the tactical changes of Pierre Sage and Olympique Lyonnais: “It’s difficult to explain what happened, or their tactics, but we lost control of the match a little. Then they put a lot of intensity and pressure. I don’t know exactly how they were building, but they brought down a lot more players in the first phase which hampered our pressing. I think that’s why they had a lot of fun in the game and were able to take controlsaid the Canadian, believing that a system with five defenders had not destabilized them.
From now on, it is above all an ability to bounce back that the Mastiffs will have to display in the days to come. This irrational setback will leave its mark and it will be necessary to show a certain strength to return to the summits: “We’ll have to go home quietly and try to think of something else. We will then have to review the images and analyze them, see what we can improve. You have to have the same mentality as after Aston Villa, to bounce back from the next match. We will have to do the same thing when going to Nanteshe continues, aware of the stakes behind the last two games to come. I think everything remains possible. There are still two games and six points to take, we’ll see. We can just focus on our match and win it, the rest is out of our control.”he thus concludes his visit to the mixed zone this Monday, following the painful result (3-4) conceded by LOSC on his land.
