The Nantes coach returns to the draw against Losc on Friday (1-1) at the start of the second round.
Antoine Kombouaré (coach of FC Nantes, after the 1-1 draw against Lille on Friday) : «I have mixed feelings. You have the feeling that you can score a second goal and win but on arrival, it took a great Alban Lafont, author of several parades, to avoid defeat. We put a lot of strength, commitment, energy in the first half because we knew they were starting strong. We hurt this Lille team, but they held on. Physically, we lowered our foot after the break, we weren’t able to keep the score and especially the ball to manage the tempo. We conceded a goal logically even if we still have two chances. Physically, having discussed it with a few players, we had a hard time. When you don’t kill the match, you remain at the mercy.
Today, I don’t want to leave (in the transfer window). We need arrivals and no departures, I don’t want my team to weaken. We only have four attackers, we have to keep them and strengthen, it becomes an emergency. (…) (Moussa) Sissoko will do an ultrasound (hamstring) to find out the severity and duration of his unavailability».
