Match day for our Rémoises! Faced with a team that wants to monopolize the Top 4, the Red and White want to get points and above all find a defensive/offensive efficiency balance which they lacked during the last match. Return to the press conference with coach Amandine Miquel and Lou-Ann Joly:
Amandine Miquel:
“That doesn’t take anything away from the great performance of the Stéphanoises but there are things to modify if we want to avoid finding ourselves in the situation in which we put ourselves in Saint-Etienne on our own. We could and should have left less doubt and create more distance in the score.
“In 7 games anything can happen, we see a team like St Etienne who played to maintain in December and are now a few points behind us. We have to do the best possible in these 7 games without worrying about the ranking.”
“We conceded more goals than in the first leg, obviously that bothers us. We have rarely been a team that concedes few goals so it’s up to us to find the right balance. I also think that the other teams have progressed since the start of the first phase and are now more difficult to play. It’s up to us to do more because we are also more expected.”
“Unlike us, Fleury had more difficulties in the first leg and is in the process of coming back. She also announced her ambition to play in the Top 4 so it’s an important match for them. They are in good shape, their attackers have found their way to goals, it’s up to us to defend very well and continue to score.”.
Lou-Ann Joly :
“There is obviously a lot of disappointment and frustration because I think we had everything in place from the first half to get a result but our main opponent was ourselves, we lacked ‘effectiveness in both areas’.
“Fourth place? Given the ranking, we think about it a little unconsciously because we are close but it is not a basic objective. We mainly concentrate on the fact that we still have several opportunities to go for victories and we want to seize them.
“Fleury is a very good team, with enormous offensive qualities and a lot of speed up front. We will have to find defensive solidity and above all have the strength to not give up.”
2024-03-02 21:20:42
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