Michel Der Zakarian, Montpellier coach, after the draw (2-2) at home against Le Havre: “We are disappointed not to win this match. We take an entry goal where we are not at the mark. We are not in it defensively to win duels. […] We didn’t have a good first half against a team that was waiting for us and that had a direct game.
We played in a potato field. We are the only city where we play on a dry pitch where we cannot water the pitch, even if that is not what makes us lose two points. We raised our level of play in the second half, with the ball 3-1, but you have to want to defend. […] But, there, there are guys who do not want to defend. […] Everyone has to work. It’s the key word. Adams? When you are a goalscorer, you score and he has shown that he is capable of scoring. »
Luka Elsner, Le Havre coach: “I’m satisfied because it’s a difficult context with a great team against us. It will be a team that will fight for European places. With the extreme heat we’re not used to, and lots of new people in the starting XI, that’s a lot. However, the fact of having returned to the score after being led 2-1 is good mentally. We don’t celebrate it as a victory, but it feels good. The fact of having nothing to lose freed us mentally, I found that we had shown defensive solidity despite the goals conceded. It’s down to nothing because we have the ball 2-0, they have 3-1. We show that we can compete. Players new to Ligue 1 can tell themselves that they belong. »
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