Antoine Kombouaré (Nantes coach, beaten at Troyes 1-0): “Disappointed with the result? Yes and no, because the first half is not good at all and when you start a game like we did today, you can’t expect much. Logically, Troyes took the advantage and even if we pushed in the second half, the most important thing in football is to score. We could have played three hours without scoring.
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“I liked the reaction but it was too late. It’s a game you have to forget.”
Antoine Kombouaré, coach of Nantes
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I liked the reaction but it was too late. It’s a game you have to forget. The output of (Nicolas) Pallois destabilized the team a bit, even if that’s no excuse. He rammed Andrei (Girotto) and both have sprained knees, that’s what’s annoying tonight. (About attackers) Maybe there was a bit of an emotional lift after the game against PSG (3-1, February 19)the Coupe de France semi-final against Monaco (2-2, 4-2 on pens, March 2)the big game against Montpellier (2-0, March 6). It could happen. »
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Bruno Irles (Troyes coach): “I enjoyed the first half, which was controlled and showed what I’m looking for, this intensity, this forward play. And I loved the second one! She wasn’t pretty, but I loved it… We saw what it takes to keep us going: I saw eleven players who didn’t give up against Nantes who didn’t have a situations despite their dominance.
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“I liked the state of mind of my players, this solidarity. Maintenance depends on these values”
Bruno Irles, coach of Troyes
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I liked the state of mind of my players, this solidarity. Maintenance depends on these values. It’s a small stage but we still have ten rounds, we have no right to do less than that in the state of mind. There is continuity in what we do. Relief, not necessarily, because we are not far from the bottom. We will be relieved if we hold on. There is a lack of people but what is very gratifying for me is to see that the group responds. »
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Dennis Appiah (defender of Nantes, at the microphone of Canal + Décalé): “We must recognize the merit of Troyes, who had a good match and played their best. We were inside from the start, in the duels we had a hard time existing, we had a hard time putting the game down. By dint of suffering, we risk taking a goal and that’s what is come. We tried to come back, but we had trouble, we were imprecise on the crosses and the balls in the area. We will reflect on what we have done and prepare for the Lille match. »
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Xavier Chavalerin (mid-Troyes, at the microphone of Canal+ Décalé): “We wanted to make a series in this Championship, which we hadn’t been able to do since the start of the season. With abnegation, aggressiveness, solidarity, we manage to do things. In the game, it will come little by little, with confidence. The series of three matches without defeat will do us good in the heads. All points are important (for maintenance). Next week, in Saint-Étienne, it will be complicated, I hope we will come back with points. »
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