Rabby Nzingoula, at a press conference, spoke about the arrival of AS Monaco. Aware of the problems of the MHSC, midfielder Pailladin nevertheless affirmed that Jean-Louis Gasset’s men would display a completely different face than that seen against Angers.
« It was a little difficult, because we had a good performance. We were unlucky, we hit the post, the bar, we had a big miss… I couldn’t tell you why the team displays two opposing faces, as we saw in Lyon then against Angers. We prepared the two matches in the same way, but it didn’t give the same result on the pitch. (…) I wouldn’t say that we play differently against the big teams, but that’s the obvious observation.
Against the big guys, we have always had good matches so there is no reason for us to miss out on our match. It happened against Angers, and other times this season, but it won’t happen Friday against Monaco. (…) They have several matches to play. They played in the Coupe de France on Tuesday, and have many more matches to come. I don’t know if it’s an advantage, but on Friday we’ll play and see. (…) We will see what the coach offers us to approach this match in the best way.«
If the Pailladin microcosm has begun its mourning and is preparing for Ligue 2, the midfielder still wants to believe in it, just like Jean-Louis Gasset.
-« There are 17 games left. Over 17 matches, we can take a lot of points. So you have to believe in it until the end. As long as we haven’t been buried yet, we’re alive. And we believe it. (…) In training, nothing changed after the defeat against Angers. There was no demotivation. The recovery took place the next day at 9 a.m., it was hard to get back on one’s feet after this blow to the head. But the next day, we picked it up and put it right side up again. (…) Jean-Louis Gasset asked us to think about everything that revolves around the club, particularly in the event of a descent. He talked about the employees and everything that could follow. The discussion generally revolved around that.«
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