Lucien Favre (Nice coach, defeated 2-1 by Slovacko in the Europa Conference League): “We had a very good first half. We have a lot of chances. We should lead 3-0 at halftime. We were still not bad at the start of the second period. We don’t take chances. But you have to know how to accept. We were leading 1-0, it was deserved. We wanted to rush things too much instead of staying very organized, calm. We absolutely wanted to score the second goal. This is where you have to progress. On long balls, you have to defend. Sometimes you just have to defend. Sometimes you have to defend all together. We lead 1-0, we have to hold on. That’s all. The two goals conceded are avoidable. It’s hard to digest, that’s for sure. We were almost there. In the first half, there was no photo. Afterwards, we suffered at the end of the match, as in the first leg. But we have to better control these end of matches and stay hyper concentrated. We all have to defend together. Let’s be compact. It concerns everyone. But it will come. Sometimes we do it very well. After Partizan’s victory over Cologne, we would have come a good part of the way (with a victory, editor’s note), without however being qualified. But we are still in the game.»
