Faced with a well-grouped Steenvoorde team exploiting every Amiens flaw, Benoît Sturbois regretted his players’ match as a whole. If, for him, this does not excuse everything, it is still responsible for this poor performance in the Coupe de France match which is looming.
Hotly, after this match lost against Steenvoorde (0-2), Benoît Sturbois, coach of the FCPPA, was frustrated by the performance of his players: “It’s a disappointment because we were hoping to continue, something we didn’t do. This is the first defeat at home. We didn’t put the right ingredients. We don’t deserve more than the number of points we take today, that is to say zero. » And if there were situations, the Portuguese never really created clear chances. “We lack spontaneity in the zone of truth, we didn’t play at all as we should have played. »
For the Amiens technician, the match was decided from the opening score, at a time when his team was well in its match. “We had a good second part of the first half, between the 10th minute and the goal in the 35th where we controlled our subject, we had the ball, we were not in difficulty defensively. And on a trivial action, we concede a goal on a bad alignment and that puts the match in the air because we are getting into what Steenvoorde was looking for, that is to say playing in a low block, defending. They’re used to it, they do it together and they do it well.” he analyzes.
The Coupe de France in people’s minds
And he quickly admits, it is perhaps also in the minds, with the approach of a seventh round of the Coupe de France which could be historic, that the meeting was lost. “We were unable to break this barrier because we are clumsy and because some took this match head on. There is a Coupe de France match coming up next week and even when we try to warn the players, we know how it goes. We know that the players had that in their heads so we know that they were not in full possession of their means, at least on the mental aspect. » If he believes that this is not an excuse for losing the match, he believes that this relaxation, or rather this economy, is unconscious. “I don’t think it’s intentional on their part because it’s a group that lives well and wants to do things well. But it is clear that there is next week’s match was on their minds. »
So, less than a week before facing Le Touquet, resident of Régional 3, confidence will not be at its peak. But it’s not any worse for Benoît Sturbois: “It doesn’t put us in the best position but Wouldn’t with two victories in a row we have gone there with excess confidence? This match shows us that we have to be more careful, that we have to be more united, and that we will have to score goals. » Because the main area of improvement for his players currently is the ability to score goals in each match. “Last week, we scored four against Arras, today zero against a team which is not stronger than them, so There are things to resolve and we will resolve them. » Because against Le Touquet, if the opposing nets have not shaken, it will be, at best, a penalty shootout. And both coach and players surely want to avoid this scenario.
Simon Vasseur
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