It is sometimes difficult to digest the end of the season and for LOSC, it has been two consecutive seasons that frustration has emerged on the gong. However, at the final whistle of the draw conceded against OGC Nice, Paulo Fonseca wanted to be positive, proud of the progress achieved.
This Sunday, LOSC had to end its season in style and that inevitably meant success, at least. Opposed to OGC Nice, the objective was missed while only a draw was recorded (2-2), leaving the door open for Stade Brestois which took third place on the podium. At a press conference after this game, Paulo Fonseca did not want to dwell on this scenario: “I have to have a balanced reaction and think about the whole season. If we only focus on the match of the day, and what we did, it’s true that it’s very frustrating not to win. But if we think about what we got this season, it was magnificent. It was hard to imagine being in this position at the start of the season. We have the possibility of seeing LOSC in the Champions League next season. I am very proud of my players, of the season, and of what we have done. It’s not just the results, but also the evolution of the players and their values. Today, LOSC has a squad with many valued young players. I’m very proud “he says.
However, this speech was not enough to satisfy the journalists present in front of him. The latter point in particular to a first period during which the Mastiffs were failing at all levels: “It was the pressure of the moment. We can see that the players who had more experience remained the same, but not the young ones. We are a very young team, without experience in these pivotal moments. We experienced it against Aston Villa, also against Lyon. It’s easy to discuss it, but these are times of great pressure and it was more difficult for certain young elements. We must learn from these matches, look to the past to learn and progresshe believes. Honestly, I think we are in the position we deserve. Congratulations to Brest, who had a very great season. They may have deserved more than us.”concludes Paulo Fonseca, no more precise in his explanations.
