Are there any casualties for this weekend?
“There is nothing in particular except the players in the infirmary for a while, such as Bouba Traoré, Kévin N’Doram and Vagner, who is recovering. It’s better for Thomas Delaine, he trained normally all week. »
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FC Metz is the last Ligue 1 club to be spared by the Covid. The luck or the result of all that has been put in place?
“It’s a whole, there is an element of success too. We do the maximum, the medical staff does a lot of prevention. It’s good that we are not affected, it works for us for now but, frankly, there is a great chance that it will happen to us too. We try to remain vigilant and do everything to have none, and when we have, as little as possible. In Frescaty, we control the flow but the players and the staff have a family outside. “
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How are you handling this rather special start to the season?
“It’s true that for us, it’s a bit special, because there were almost six months between the matches in Nîmes and Monaco. We had the first match postponed against Paris, again an international break… We furnished with a friendly match, we continued with a very serious rhythm. There, we are preparing for a close sequence. “
A sequence against big teams (Lille, Paris, Reims, Marseille) …
” Yes, it is like that. We have no choice, we do not make the schedule. We saw yesterday that there can be surprises. We made more than a level playing field with Monaco… We can see that it is possible to take points against the big teams. “
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You are left with two 1-0 defeats. There is a lack of offensive efficiency …
“We still worked during these two weeks. We scored during the friendly matches, the offensive players are capable of it, we also had chances. If we didn’t have chances, it might be more problematic, but we had some, we were pretty solid. Unfortunately, efficiency comes at a high price. It’s up to us to work for that. “
What do you think of the Lille team?
“It’s a very good team. They lost some important players but replaced them with quality players. It’s a good team but that’s the lot of every weekend in the first division. “
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