Appointed at the head of AJ Auxerre last October, Christophe Pelissier is once again embarked on a maintenance operation, after those successfully carried out at the head of Amiens SC (2018, 2019) and Lorient (2021, 2022) . And if he recognizes that the mission is complex, the Burgundy coach is ready for this new fight.
Pelissier launched in a new survival operation
« We are in a lot of trouble, not a little. You have to call a spade a spade. With his usual outspokenness, Christophe Pelissier has no difficulty in recognizing the difficulties that have been his since his induction at the head of AJ Auxerre on October 26th. ” Beyond the defensive aspect (note: Auxerre is the worst defense in Ligue 1 with 41 goals conceded), it is also difficult to create situationshe observes. I think we have to do a lot better offensively. Maybe a different scheme should also allow us. “In the meantime, the successor of Jean-Marc Furlan recognizes that he did not expect to” it’s so difficult« . « I thought we could have snatched a few more points, especially against Monaco and Nantes recently. »
However, Auxerre has not taken a single point in Ligue 1 since November 4 and a draw at Troyes (1-1), following a victory against Ajaccio (1-0), in the wake of the appointment of Christophe Pelissier. Enough to keep the Burgundy club in the red zone with only 13 units on the clock at the end of the first leg. ” We are in great difficulty. Now there is still half a season left and I usually don’t give up and my group has also shown that they don’t give up.judged Pelissier after the narrow defeat in Lens. We needed to find the solidarity of a group, we found that in the last league match. Now we have to re-ignite a dynamic and win matches. »
Large winner in Niort in the Coupe de France (0-4), even though the adversity was less than in Ligue 1, AJ Auxerre at least filled up with confidence before the reception of Montpellier, one of the worst teams Ligue 1 lately. ” The challenge will be very difficult, we know it and we will fight“, promises Christophe Pelissier who has already proven in the past that he knows how to meet difficult challenges. In February 2019, Amiens SC also occupied the nineteenth place after a defeat in Rennes. Three months later and after crucial victories against Caen, Nîmes or even Guingamp, so many direct competitors, the Picard club obtained its second and last stay in the elite. An experience of difficult situations that AJ Auxerre needs today. Again with the same purpose? Response by early June.
Romain PECHON
