Lorient Coach Downplays Monaco Win | Football News

Olivier Pantaloni considered that Lorient “deserved” the three points this Friday, after the victory against Monaco, but admitted that it was “a small achievement”.

Olivier Pantaloni, the coach of Lorient who won in Monaco (3-1) on Friday evening, considered that his team “deserved” the three points, but, he added, it is when “a small feat” to take it to the Principality.

“Coming to win in Monaco, even if it’s a slightly sick team, it’s still something important and a small achievement for us”he said. However, he continued, “There is no need to cry scandal regarding this victory. On the contrary, everything that was done, both defensively and offensively, was done well. So, it seems deserved to me.”

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“As soon as we took the game into our own hands, Monaco gave the feeling of fearing us,” he further analyzed. We had to insist. The fact of scoring left them a little more in their doubts. And from the moment they surrendered, that left us little more space. As the entrants were good, we knew how to take advantage of it.

With 22 points, it remains “four victories to go for”for remaining in Ligue 1, underlined Pantaloni. But Lorient “has set itself the objective of scraping a few places in the ranking”assumed the coach. “With four points and a qualification for the (French) Cup in January, we remain on the positive dynamic that was ours before the break, it’s very good for us.”

Aiko Tanaka

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