An experienced member of the locker room, Aïssa Mandi was the spokesperson for the LOSC locker room, affected by the draw against FC Nantes this Saturday (1-1).
Ambitious, eager to put one foot on the podium, LOSC missed the mark and is marking time. At the end of a generally dull match, his men conceded a draw in front of their home crowd against FC Nantes (1-1) as part of the sixteenth day of Ligue 1. The Canaries, led by Matthis Abline, thus snatched a point of their movement in the North. This was the hoped-for result closer to the Loire, where remaining in the elite is the objective.
“It’s a big disappointment, we only wanted victory”
At the final whistle, Aïssa Mandi quickly appeared in front of the media. Locker room spokesperson, he did not hide the general state of mind: “There is disappointment, obviously. These are two points lost. We had prepared well, we wanted this victory. We didn’t know how to take cover quickly, score this 2-0 which could have relieved us. Unfortunately, we are always within reach of a penalty or a counter from the opponent when we fail to score this second goal. […] We tried, we had high positions, crosses, shots, but it didn’t happen. It is not today that there is a lack of this efficiency to be able to take shelter. Afterwards, we don’t play alone. Matthis Abline is a very good player. But it’s not just him, the entire Nantes team had a good match. Just a month ago, they drew against PSG (1-1). They know how to defend and that’s what they did very well. But I think thatwe didn’t have the match we should have had. We should have won this match”he confided in the mixed zone.
“This result is synonymous with defeatExactlyrecognizes the Algerian international.
Afterwards, it remains a point, but it is a very big disappointment. We only wanted victory. A draw is not enough for us. We are all very disappointed. » The Mastiffs can be, especially since they missed the opportunity to get on the podium. “Honestly, it’s not on purpose. This is not what we want to dohe replied, smiling. On the contrary, we want to win these kinds of matches. Unfortunately, we didn’t succeed. It will only be postponed. We are ambitious and competitive. It will be a little later in the season. The main thing is to improve and move forward. We’re not going to be so negative”concluded Aïssa Mandi following the draw (1-1) recorded by LOSC this Saturday.
