Pros Samedi 11 Août 2018 à 23h23

Jean-Louis Gasset : "Two high-class goals"

The Stéphanois coach appreciated the goals scored this Saturday evening by his team. He would have liked to have seen more control from his players during the second half, so that Guingamp would not have been able to even the score.

What does this victory make you think of?

It was difficult. We played very well during the first half and there were many openings to score and many great blocks made by the opposing goalie. We had to wait until one minute before half time in order to score an exceptional goal. On the other hand, I’m a bit bothered by what transpired during the second half, when we gave ground, lost our domination of the field and possession of the ball. But those are my only three criticisms of our performance. It’s the first match, few teams won on their home turf, it’s always difficult to play the game. We’re not ready yet. We have a good offensive line but we’ll have to make physical and tactical adjustments because Stéphane Ruffier won’t save us every time.


The two recruits showed themselves to be at their best and Loïs Diony scored.

Those are the positive points of the evening. We scored two high-class goals. That’s a successful debut for Wahbi Khazri. Loïs Diony scored and made a decisive pass, Kolo also made a decisive pass. For the three players who weren’t there last season, this is a good thing.


That’s especially true for Loïs Diony, who scored his first goal during an official match. How do you judge his performance?

This is the ideal scenario for Loïs. He boosted his confidence this summer during the friendly matches but he had to play in the Cauldron. We could tell he was relaxed, he fought for every ball. He scored and passed the ball to Wahbi Khazri from 35 metres away. The two look for each other on the field. He’s conscious of Khazri’s presence, which lets him feel more at ease.


How do you explain the more complicated second half that your team played?

I’m maybe somewhat to blame if we gave too much ground because I asked my players to not to go on the offensive during the break. They took the ball from us at the midfield line. We just ran because we were losing the ball as soon as we got it back. I sent Mahdi Camara onto the field so that we had more aggressiveness. We then changed our tactic because we weren’t managing to reclaim possession of the ball. I saw fatigued players and there was maybe a problem physically. It’s only the first match of the season, you can say that we’re not ready. And fortunately. We’re going to work on that.



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