Valenciennes suffers defeat at home against Bordeaux

A logical result? Valenciennes lost at home this Saturday against the Girondins de Bordeaux (0-2) during the 33rd day of Ligue 2. A Bordeaux victory which does not suit the VAFC in the race to maintain. Currently 15th in the championship with 37 points, the Valenciennes are still only 3 points from the red zone. A defeat that the coach of the VA, Ahmed Kantari, wanted to analyze after the match by recalculating his ambitions downwards, but by recalling the importance of mentality to maintain this season.

“You have to hate defeat”

“That’s what I said to the players at the end: we don’t fight in the same category as Bordeaux. It’s not our Championship. Our championship is the other matches. In the first period, we manage to play equal in terms of stats, in terms of shots. The only regret I have is that I would have liked us to open the scoring on the two entry situations because we know that against these kinds of teams we will have few chances of this type. I would have liked to see the match with this physiognomy. […] All the goals are avoidable, I think it’s their second free kick of the match but the talent has spoken. The ball goes over the wall, it is difficult to get after. In the investment, the excess of energy, there is nothing to reproach the players. We wanted to prevent them from playing, to put pressure on their team block and their defense too, but physically it was hard at the end. We knew this superior team in the impact, on our side, the entrants did not know how to bring the continuity of the physical fight brought by the others. You have to hate defeat. Before the match, I said that Bordeaux were the best team in the Championship, but that doesn’t mean you have to hate defeat. I hope we all have a shitty weekend and then get back to work.”