“How do you explain this defeat?
The start of the match did not allow us to repeat what we had put in place against Lens (2-3, Saturday). Our game did not match the intensity shown by our opponent. We encountered tactical problems that we struggled to resolve in the first half on our right side. But we were out of control throughout the match, apart from a few chances, and unfortunately we conceded a third goal which meant that the end of the match was already almost whistled.
Is this linked to physical difficulties that were visible?
Leaving the ball and experiencing the intensity exacerbates this observation. When we leave the initiative to the adversary, after a while, we risk having problems. It seemed like they were easily getting the better of us.
“When we solve a problem in one place, another appears”
How do you assess the mentality of the group, which was not programmed to play sustain?
It’s difficult for the players because they raised their heads in Lens, they arrived today (Wednesday) with the desire to fight, and we quickly realized that the match was going to be complicated. It can recreate doubt but the only doubt we don’t have is that we must continue to work. We had few sessions, it’s not easy for a team which needs to stabilize its game. We want to continue the work put into practice in Lens to perform from match to match.
The risk of relegation was until then a taboo in the club. Is it now a reality?
You just have to look at the rankings to realize that you are in danger. If we give up today, that means there is no more hope and I don’t think so. If we take today’s match, it is not going in the right direction. We understand why we are at the bottom of the ranking whereas after Lens, we were asking ourselves the question. We need to ask the question again quickly.
To what extent did the Marseille 3-5-2 hinder you?
What really bothered us was the very wide position on their left side, our right side. We had difficulty closing the inside and the outside, we tried to rebalance that at the break by switching to 3-4-3 but we opened up more in the middle. When you solve a problem in one place, another appears…”
2023-12-06 23:18:07
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