VIDEOS. Football – Ligue 1. Against the Olympique de Marseille, the Stade de Reims “lacked concentration” according to David Guion

This Friday, April 23, the Stade de Reims conceded its tenth defeat of the season in Ligue 1 against OM (1-3). Post-match reactions.

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David GUION (Stade de Reims coach): “It’s a game where a lot has happened. In the first 40 minutes, we did what we wanted, we upset the Marseillais, without putting the goalkeeper in difficulty. We have this opportunity to score from a corner but we handled the last five minutes of the first period very badly. We relaxed and it hurt us. The boys were shot at half-time. We restarted well, we had an opportunity to equalize with this post and the referee’s decision (the exclusion of Faes) meant that it was over before the last twenty minutes … On the content and the state of mind, the boys wanted to do well. We had a very young team and we lacked concentration. “

Yunis ABDELHAMID (captain of the Stade de Reims): “The last five minutes of the first period were difficult to concede after having had a good first 40 minutes. We got fooled by losses of the ball in the middle of the field and they were fair and efficient. We paid cash for the two mistakes we made. I don’t think it’s deconcentration, we were too playful. Perhaps it is naivety and inexperience. Technically, Marseille was above. We recovered well, we were on a good dynamic, so we will try to have fun and get as many points as possible. The watchword is to finish the season well. “

Jorge SAMPAOLI (coach of Olympique de Marseille): “It was an important game where it’s always difficult to win. Reims had been undefeated at home since October and we needed to win to continue our good streak. For me, it was an honor to come here, in a place steeped in history which has seen so many great players. We are trying to find the identity of the team, to regain the respect for the OM jersey which is so important. This is the key to the big change in the behavior of the team since I arrived. It was a great game against a great team and now we have to think about continuing like this. It will be difficult to keep the same percentage of points but we work every day to find a collective identity. “

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