Pros Dimanche 21 Avril 2019 à 19h48

Jean-Louis Gasset : "We dominated the game"

The Stéphanois coach emphasized the good performance of his players, victors in Reims (2-0) in a match directly on the path towards a qualification for the European Cup. He notably appreciated the mindset of his players, who were irreproachable due to their victory in the Champagne region.

You just made great progress in the race to the European Cup qualification by winning against a direct adversary…

We knew that it was a difficult place to win. Lille had only tied there. We also knew that we needed a great performance to win. Our adversary had won Friday and Saturday. We knew what we had to do.


What is your opinion of the match?

We had technical control of the match which allowed us to bring the ball out from our side of the field. Without panicking, without errors. Our first half was very good, even if Reims had a clear opportunity to score during a counterattack due to the single, dangerous moment when we lost the ball. It’s the highest level of Football. The success? I didn’t review the second goal but, yes, there seems to have been a scramble. We still had three or four counter attacks to score. In the second half, they got on our nerves, with the center kicks that passed in front of the net. We defended well. That’s the basis of Football.

You spoke of a benchmark game during your success in Caen (5-0). Is this victory another?

It was a different match but we also dominated the game. When that’s the case, and when you don’t lose concentration like in Amiens, where we were sufficient, you even succeed in defending well. And, in Football, you have to defend well in order to attack well. The players put in the effort. That’s what makes us a team.


Reims scored two goals that were denied for being offside. Did you fear unforeseen developments at the end of the match?

If they had brought the score to 1-2 and if there were still 10 minutes on the clock of course (he raises his eyes upwards)… We’ve been through so many bizarre situations that we always fear that. But, we really dominated the game in the last few minutes by playing how we had to. We try to change our game plan so it’s a tough game for our opponents at every position. In Amiens, Rémy Cabella and Wahbi Khazri passed the ball back and forth before the former evened the score. Today, Rémy Cabella scored thanks to an assist from Wahbi Khazri. It’s the right time for the duo to be working so well. 


Are you aiming for the podium?

We’re three points behind Lyon and two points ahead of Marseille. There will be more and more stressful matches and direct confrontations. We’re on our merry way. There are 5 matches remining, of which 3 will be in front of our incredible fans. We’re going to do everything in order to earn the maximum number of points. But, podium or no podium, we will see. We have 56 points this evening, so it’s fitting that we’re among the 6-7 teams that are playing for the European Cup. Every match we play, we play to win. I have experienced players who have played in this championship and who want to return to it. They were exhausted by the end but have an irreproachable mindset. They see the finish line, the end of the home stretch and they will not give up.

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