Christophe Pélissier (Lorient coach, who beat PSG):
“I feel a lot of pride.
In the preparation for this match, we hardly talked about Paris.
I told them to show our qualities.
We scored three goals in the game, it's important that the players believed in our speech.
At the end, I told the boys that unfortunately they couldn't take advantage of it.
There is a big match which awaits us Wednesday (in Rennes, note).
Against Dijon and tonight, half of the team has been changed, it was a different organization.
The group responded on a human and footbalistic level, it is very important.
It is necessary to underline the big match of Lorient.
It's 10/10.
I am convinced that this group, if it meets the requirements of Ligue 1, it will have a say.
The turning point of the match is the 3-1 that they cannot score.
We will get out of it over time.
That's what I tell the players. "
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Laurent Abergel (Lorient player, who beat PSG):
“These are two very important victories for us (against Dijon and PSG).
It's very important for confidence and morale.
We are not going to ignite but we are very happy.
We fought, we hung on.
We tried to be very compact.
We were united, we tried to get the ball out correctly, to be good defensively and we were efficient in front.
(Moffi's goal) It's magic.
When it's against PSG, it's even crazier.
For a Marseillais like me, the first dream is perhaps to play for OM and the second to beat PSG.
I take it with great happiness and emotion. "
Hassane Kamara (defender of Nice, beaten 1-0 at home by Saint-Etienne):
“Our defeat is the truth of this day.
If you are told that nothing is happening on your team, is it hard to hear?
No !
This is what emerges from the results: two victories in sixteen matches.
In front of Saint-Etienne, I'm not saying that we had a good first half, but we were well in place and we had a few opportunities at the start.
Then we went too far back and after the opening of ASSE's scoring, it was too late.
We have to change that.
We have the chance to play again very quickly in Monaco on Wednesday.
To be in our ranking is hard, but that's what we deserve ”.
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Jérôme Arpinon (coach of Nîmes, beaten 3-1 in Angers):
“The rain and the state of the ground were going to favor technical errors.
The first is us who made it.
We did the right thing at the start of the match but the first goal hurt us.
It sucks us.
We give the stick to get beaten.
We tried to play but I found that we lacked a bit of aggressiveness in our duels, in our second balls ... We played baballe, we failed to take spaces behind their backs, we did not didn't hurt enough.
When there is no audience, it is always difficult to have the mental resources.
Now it's a championship that will be long, we are 3/4 teams to stand.
We are going to have difficult matches, we will have to get our heads out of the water quickly.
We will try to put another strategy in place, maybe take less risk behind it, have a little more direct play ... The defeat hurt the boys but I know they bounce back quickly, that they are quickly put their heads right side up ”.
Stéphane Moulin (Angers coach, 3-1 winner against Nîmes):
“This victory is important.
Despite the good content we were able to do in the last matches, we remained on three defeats.
It was important to win again at home.
We did it.
It's good.
And then it is deserved.
We worked well.
It may have been a little less fluid than the previous matches, there were some good things nonetheless.
We are opportunists, of course.
But the first goal is something we had worked on this week.
Afterwards, when you lead, everything seems easier.
It also shows that this group has character, quality and consistency.
Even when there is a lack of quality players (Cabot, Boufal or Fulgini hit with ischios in the first minutes), we still manage to produce something consistent.
It is not every day that this happens to us, we will savor it ”.
Frédéric Antonetti (Metz coach, 4-2 winner in Brest):
“We missed our first half.
We were passive, in place but far from the opponent for 50 minutes.
Then we woke up.
I'm not happy with the first 50 minutes.
The entrants turned the game.
There was room.
We then took the upper hand physically.
But we must realize that we still have a lot of work ahead of us.
There were a lot of good things, but in the first half, we lost the balls too easily.
We are 6th, but I'm watching.
We are happy to have 34 points, that the youngsters are progressing, but we have to keep our feet on the ground.
We have a lot of progress to make ”.
Olivier Dall'Oglio (Brest coach, beaten 4-2 by Metz):
"The exit of Romain Perraud (due to injury, which left Brest ten minutes away) has unsettled us, but it proves that we have a feverish side defensively.
We have to be able to play three minutes to ten.
As soon as there is a problem with a cog (of the machine), we have a problem reacting.
By leading 2-1, we have to do better than that.
We must have more defensive strength to get a result.
As soon as something changes, we need time to adapt.
It's a little lack of character. ”
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