Antoine Kombouaré (Nantes coach, beaten 1-2 by Montpellier and play-off): “It wasn’t our evening! Admit it. We played well, we had a lot of chances but we were not able to take the advantage and we made two defensive errors … There is a lot of disappointment with the result. Many thought they would be … Read more
Montpellier will have an almost complete group for the match of the year scheduled for Wednesday evening in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. Against PSG, only Pedro Mendes (knee) will be missing. Absent in Strasbourg (3-2), Jonas Omlin (thigh) is available, but Dimitry Bertaud will keep the pailladin goal. Téji Savanier and Florent … Read more
A trained striker, Renaud Ripart has a game intelligence that allows him to adapt to any position. Repositioned on the right side by Jérôme Arpinon at the start of the season, he was then used as a left midfielder before flourishing as a runner with Pascal Plancque. “Coaches don’t even ask me for my opinion … Read more
Monaco slowed down in title race The Monegasques logically bowed against enterprising Strasbourg attackers who were rewarded at the end of the match. After an average first period, Thierry Laurey’s men multiplied the opportunities in the second half. – – Uninspired offensively with five shots including only one on target, Monaco held a draw thanks … Read more
Michel Der Zakarian (Montpellier coach, after the 1-1 draw at home against Lorient): “We take a point. We are going forward. We would have preferred to win the match, but we ran into an opponent who gave us a lot of problems in the depths. We are not stalling. We must have a better game … Read more
Montpellier signed a large victory against the Croats de Nexe (37-25) on the last group day before the play-offs (8th) of the European Men’s League (C2). Montpellier was already qualified. – – This will not be the case for Toulouse who had to win before a large margin against the Austrians of Aon Fivers to … Read more
Andy Delort suffered a relapse of his groin injury on the OL field last Friday, and the MHSC striker will be absent, as expected, against Rennes (Sunday, 1 p.m.). The duration of his unavailability is not known, but he will take his time to come back, the previous lesion having taken fifteen days to heal … Read more
Nothing will be spared to this MHR once again hesitant and clumsy, corrected by Lyonnais a little less woozy, never radiant either, animated by this surplus of audacity when it was necessary, in the stoppages of play, to defend body and soul this carried balloon which could have reversed the course of this showdown. Philippe … Read more
Frédéric Antonetti (Metz coach, after the 2-0 victory in Montpellier): “We must congratulate the players. We were serious and disciplined. We upset them a lot. Beyond the defense at five, it’s the animation that counts. We conceded few chances against a team which, having seen its last matches, is very dangerous. We can speak of … Read more
Like Vitorino Hilton or Arnaud Souquet, relegated to the bench in recent weeks, Damien Le Tallec paid hard for the sinking of Montpellier against Reims (0-4) on October 25. – – After serving four suspension matches for having kicked Kaj Sierhuis in the lower abdomen, a gesture that was difficult to explain for which he … Read more