Pascal Dupraz
(coach of Saint-Etienne, after the 2-1 defeat against Lens on Saturday during the 21st day of Ligue 1): “
The defeat against Nantes frustrated me like that against Lens. I have the impression that ASSE is not spared. There is the Covid but I realize that all our opponents have their full squad. I will tell our players to be extra vigilant about barrier gestures so that we are at the same level as the others. It is also necessary that injuries spare certain compartments of play in addition to those of our players who are at the CAN. This handicaps us and forces us to rethink our way of doing things against Lens. I think the players applied the instructions well. The players dared, we scored a magnificent goal which owes nothing to anyone. Perhaps in the first period, Lens was below but the Greens were very present. At the end of the game, we ran out of +gas+.Some struggled from the hour mark. We could have scored the second goal to lead 2-0, to win this match that the team deserved to win. Defeats are never a source of hope. However, I did not see a formation that abdicated. We will go to better days if we keep these attitudes but we have to act quickly.
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