In French Cup, Niort inherited a trap draw for the 32nd final – a dangerous trip to the United States Granville (N2), a club used to eliminating pros on its various courses! The coach Rui Almeida he is not putting this competition aside, far from it, and hopes to progress to the next round by capitalizing on the interesting form his team has shown for some time.
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“The cup is a path in which we want to advance as much as possible. After that, we still have an opponent ahead, so we’ll have to do our best. You know the French Cup well, you have to play this match as if you were playing a Ligue 2 match. Be serious, be competitive, start from the first minute and win. »
“You have to be serious and very strong during the match, score as fast as possible! Because we already needed 4 or 5 clear chances without being able to score. On penalties (shots on goal) it’s always a matter of luck. »
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