Laurent Batlles gave us an exclusive half-hour interview by telephone at the end of September. With pedagogy, the ESTAC coach, who discovered Ligue 1 as a main technician after two seasons in Ligue 2, dissected for Le Figaro his playing philosophy and his well-established principles. "
I'm not going to deviate from my way of seeing things,
" he assures us. The former attacking midfielder of Téfécé, Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Etienne also returned to the start of his team's championship and the tactical adjustments he had to make. An authentic interview centered on the game, with one of its most beautiful current craftsmen.
LE FIGARO.- How would you describe your playing philosophy?
Laurent BATLLES. -
It is a game project that belongs to the staff and the players.
We want to try to get the ball out cleanly, especially under pressure from the opponent to be able to pretend to put him in difficulty later.
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