Stade Brestois suffered its sixth defeat of the season this Sunday in Montpellier, although it was last in Ligue 1, which had five consecutive defeats. The fault is a catastrophic start to the match and undoubtedly a team dulled by the repetition of matches, even if Éric Roy believes that there should be no excuse for this.
What is your feeling after this heavy defeat?
Disappointment, because I think we didn't do what we wanted to do. We conceded goals too easily, we gave away the penalty. And on the second goal, the free kick goes through the middle of the wall, so there's no point in making a wall.
We have made the task of Montpellier residents much easier. We did the work for them. We gave them the opportunity to take the score and then be a little more hunkered down.
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Are you also disappointed by the lack of reaction despite this somewhat lucky goal in the second half from your players?
We still had a lot of balls, we dominated a lot, they were very grouped together, so obviously it was harder. We still had the ball for 2-2 with the header and the two “Jesus” saves from Benjamin Lecompte on point-blank headers. We needed a little bit of success, this evening we didn't have the technical quality, we didn't have the right feeling. It's always the same, when we don't start the matches well, then things don't look good.
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“Cut a few days”
Is the truce coming at just the right time?
I think it will do us good to take a few days off because we need to recharge our batteries, to regain our strength and then also the state of mind, the right state of mind to be able to initiate something in two weeks.
Is there physical and mental fatigue with the Champions League?
We're not going to hide behind that, there were a lot of players who hadn't started, who were fresh. I sincerely think that some people were not at the level we hoped for in this match. These are lessons for the future. We want everyone to participate, we want everyone to be able to seize their chance when they have the opportunity. Today, we must see that collectively, we did not have a good match.
It's not just individuals, but within a collective, there are also individuals who may not have been at the level. This is also the lesson of this match.
“We concede too many goals”
Was the defense in great difficulty?
It's obvious that we concede too many goals. This is something that we will have to resolve quickly, because we cannot afford to score four goals to win a match.
From a psychological point of view, can this repetition of matches play a role?
Obviously, even at a time what is more extraordinary than having a good match in the Champions League, to win, you are carried by a euphoria, and in fact, you start the match, there is no no momentum, no forward play of enthusiasm. You don't feel that. On the contrary, the best preparation we could do was to go and win in Prague. You want to see other players to give them the opportunity to express themselves, but they are the ones who have the keys.
How did you find Montpellier?
Pretty good. They must be satisfied, they played the match they wanted, they added rhythm, intensity, aggression. We didn't know how to respond to that, even though that's our strength. From there, the audience goes crazy and that's all you need to avoid.
When you start the match, you are in a more favorable situation than Montpellier, it's unfortunate because in the first 20 minutes you don't see it, but you should see it. That's where the regrets lie. We all need to be individually and collectively having a good night and this is not the case;
