“It was difficult mentally when we met on Monday and it got better day by day. We are relegated but we still have one last game in Nantes which could be beneficial. »
We feel a form of resignation coming from the outside…
“I have a lot of respect for the outside of the club. It affects us but we cannot report it. What matters are our strengths to prepare well for this meeting in Nantes. »
During the training session on Thursday morning, club employees came to talk to the group. What impact can this have?
“I can tell you that it has an impact for me. Their arrival means that they believe our team is capable of one last rebound. It gives us more desire. »
What will the match in Nantes be played on?
“We cannot depart from tactics but there must be a common desire. The ambient pessimism must not win over the players. You have to have increased mental strength for the match to go how you want. »
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Are you going to reinvent yourself for this crucial match?
“The question is not to reinvent ourselves but to see how we have regained hope. I took over the compositions where we performed. We need a full game. »
Are you going to draw on your chats with Toulouse or Evian?
“No, you should never serve reheated. It’s the spontaneity that counts. I’ll tell them what’s on my mind. For the moment, we are thinking about the best possible team to line up. Attitudes, and also everything we’ve seen for a while, will guide my choices. The first sign is that the 26 players selected are all suitable, whereas in these situations it could be feared that some will resign early. The players have an admirable behavior in the attitudes. »
There is no resignation, but we feel feverishness…
“You have to have an impact so that it no longer transpires for the space of a match, or even, we hope, two more. I hoped that we would stay together much sooner because we had the opportunity. But with hindsight, if on December 15 I had been told that by playing the last match in Nantes we could consider the play-offs, I would have signed. »
