We have the impression that you have come a long way this season, like the team for that matter. Is that how you feel too?
” Of course. At one point, my horizon seemed very blocked at ASNL. Towards the end of the Mercato, last summer, the coach told me that it would be better for me to find another club, knowing that I was far in his hierarchy in the middle of the field … But he remained too soon before the transfer market closes. I never felt sorry for myself, I continued to work well in training. I used my previous experiences at Auxerre and at the Red Star where I had also had a difficult first season. I also put a lot of things into perspective since I was lucky enough to be a dad, with the birth of my daughter Lou-Ann nine months ago. “
And now you are one of the most successful players on the team, in this new role of piston in the right lane …
“I had already played on the right side, in a four or five defense. I even repaired on the left with the Red Star! You should know that I had terminated my contract at AJA because I had left to continue at the right-back position, with the injury of Ruben Aguilar at the time! I wanted to be in the middle of the field where I had a lot more fun. But now I also enjoy playing on the right. “
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“The club is at the start of a very positive adventure”
You are found to be much more enterprising at this straight piston station than in the middle of the field. You also have two assists in two matches. What do you think ?
“It’s a job where there is more space to express yourself. Still, my last good performances cannot be explained only by this repositioning. It is a whole. I am much more confident, especially thanks to my work with a mental trainer, the same as Martin Sourzac. I also have the legs, physically, to repeat the efforts. I need rhythm to perform and I’m lucky to have it right now. “
What state of mind are you in before the meeting in Troyes on Saturday?
“It’s a great game to play for the leader. The maintenance is not yet acquired but we are under less pressure than at the beginning of the year. We will play this meeting while being released. The two matches that will follow, against Clermont and Toulouse, will be of the same style. We will meet candidates for the rise in the obligation to make a result. It’s up to us to take advantage of it! “
In your opinion, is there a link between the sale of the club and the marked improvement in results?
” I do not believe that. It is rather a combination of circumstances since there has not really been any change in the workforce or in the functioning. In a season, even for a club that is not sold, there are more or less good periods. “
How do you see your personal future?
“I will have one year of contract left at the end of the season. With the arrival of the new shareholders, I think the club is at the start of a very positive adventure, so it makes you want to be in the project. “
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