“We’re really disappointed. Even though this won’t affect the team ahead of the next match, I have to take responsibility for this defeat. I saw a team that gave it their all, but I wasn’t able to set the right tempo for the players, and I’m sorry about that. We’re looking forward to playing against Aalborg next week, but before that there’s a very important match in Saint-Raphaël. We’ll need to start preparing properly for it tomorrow.”
“We never play a match with the intention of losing it. We all want to win them, and I think we had the chance to do so tonight. They found a rhythm in the second half that was difficult to break. We struggled to break down their 5-1 defence; they got back into the match and that’s what hurt us. We knew this match wasn’t decisive for the standings, but whether it was for our own confidence or to put on a good show, we wanted to win this game. Next week will be a real final at Coubertin, and we’ll give even more.”
