The Toulouse midfielder takes stock after the Champions Trophy and this defeat against PSG on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.
Vincent Sierro (Toulouse midfielder, after the 2-0 defeat in Paris during the Champions Trophy ) : «It’s a big disappointment… A final, we play it to win it. We knew that we would have to achieve a feat to bring the trophy back to Toulouse. Unfortunately, we didn’t succeed… What was missing? This first goal after two minutes hurts us, but we still manage to react, to create chances. The second, just before half-time, hurt too… But we didn’t give up. We had chances in the second half. We would have had to play a perfect match to win, both offensively and defensively. A bit of success too, because you need it against such a team. Unfortunately, the stars were not aligned…
PSG is a very great team, with world-class players. Just look at the 11th… They had a very good first period, they showed intensity, they managed to find each other. We suffered but we also had good phases, we managed to keep the ball, we had two or three chances, including the post. Neutral ground? I do not think so. It was in Paris, at home, that added to the feat that had to be achieved… But we had accepted this challenge, we wanted to achieve this feat. Unfortunately, we didn’t do it. (if that distorts the debates) No, the situation was what it was. That’s not an excuse. (…) We have four or five very clear chances. We could have made the goal 1-1 or 2-1. Against Paris, it’s not easy to create so many chances. It is with this personality, this game which characterizes us, that we will be able to score goals and take maximum points in the championship.»
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