Antoine Kombouaré at the Stade de France. FRANCK FIFE / AFP
The FC Nantes coach wants to quickly forget this final and focus on staying in Ligue 1.
Statements taken at a press conference
The feeling that dominates after the meeting
“A huge disappointment. We did not expect such a scenario, such a start to the match. A big disappointment for everyone and our supporters. A little misunderstanding because we imagined a lot of scenarios but not this one with a catastrophic start to the match. There was no match. We make two consecutive finals. We are disappointed with the result and the way.”
The start of the game
“We are picked cold. It is difficult to react after the first goal. We take it as an uppercut. The first goal, but especially the second, hurts.
A humiliation?
“We’re not going to go that far. We speak rather of disappointment, of frustration. Do not forget the journey we have made. We missed our final, we missed it. There was no game. The main thing is to bounce back quickly. When you lose, you can find all the reasons in the world. Today, we feel disappointed, very disappointed, but we feel strong and able to seek maintenance. I have the confidence of the players.”
The maintenance objective
“We have a very important job now to seek maintenance. We have to stay united. I know we disappointed a lot of people today. We must quickly put this match aside, even behind us. We must be present on Wednesday in Brest. I am responsible, I assume.
The contribution of the supporters
“We had two exceptional courses in the Coupe de France. We were not up to our supporters, who won the match from the stands.
The Toulouse game
“They deserved their victory. They make a great start to the game. After 30 minutes it was 4-0. They made seven shots on target, they scored five times. It’s efficiency. Kudos to them.”
