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 a benchmark match in terms of solidity, seriousness and application. But not in terms of offensive animation, because there is still too much waste.
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“It is a serious, involved group, which executes the game plan as it should”
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They are a serious, involved group that executes the game plan as it should. We have to go up a notch technically. (on Nguette and Angban substitutes) It was in view of the next matches. We have three matches in six days. It falls on us, that’s how it is. It’s very difficult for the players, the clubs. (on the performance of Kouyaté) He has already done that in Nîmes, in Strasbourg. We took it for that. He’s a very good defender. He needs to improve technically. We will ask him to make good raises, shifts. “
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Michel Der Zakarian (Montpellier coach) : “There were good combinations in the first thirty minutes. We narrowly missed the penultimate and the last pass. It would have taken a little more to overflow to put centers back, vary by calls diagonally behind their backs. We never did. We are not doing the right things, the right controls. We did not have many situations to strike from a distance. It’s a very athletic team. We knew before the game that it was going to be difficult. Their block was very dense inside the game. They were tall and they were good defensively in the air. They are difficult to move. We still concede a penalty. It’s our sweet tooth this season. However, a penalty is goal nine times out of ten. We need to make fewer mistakes, fewer mistakes. “
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