Jérémy Pied, Lille right side, after the victory against Lorient (4-0) on Sunday
: “Christophe Pelissier said that we were the only ones able to compete with PSG?
I don't agree with him.
We are not alone at the top, there are games late, it is quite tight.
But the quality of play is a good indicator of our start to the season.
It's a bit early to talk about a league title.
In Brest, we felt that physically, we were in difficulty, we paid for it.
We were keen to catch up and it's done this evening. ”
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Christophe Pelissier, Lorient coach:
“We didn't exist.
We fell against a team from Lille that we knew much superior to us.
They put a lot of pressure on us and we made too many technical errors to get the balls out.
We have never managed to reach our communities.
At half-time, we can nevertheless achieve a perfect hold-up by equalizing.
Then, in the second half, my players gave up too quickly.
And luckily Paul (Nardi) made some saves in the first half.
Right now, I think they're one of the few Ligue 1 teams that can compete with Paris SG.
I saw their match in Milan in the Europe League.
I have rarely seen a match of such quality, in a week where everyone criticized French football.
When we see the replacements they have to compensate for the absences, they would be holders in any Ligue 1 club. Anyway, a victory this weekend would be synonymous with an achievement. "
Christophe Galtier (Lille coach) after the 4-0 victory against Lorient
: “We played a really hard-working match, unlike what we did in Brest two weeks ago.
We had to take this team seriously and keep a balance to avoid being countered.
You had to exert pressure and be efficient in the face of a low block.
My players have tried a lot, there are a lot of shots and they have been rewarded for their efforts.
It's a great victory, even if at 1-0 we give them the opportunity to come back to 1-1 for lack of defensive commitment.
Fortunately Mike performed very well in this duel.
The players enjoyed expressing themselves.
(On Jonathan David's first goal) If there is a game where he is rewarded for his efforts, it is tonight.
He has been in all the right places, very altruistic.
He was very cool on goal, it's good for him and it's good for the team. "
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