Aurélien, against Guingamp, we finally saw a consistency in the game of Chartres …
We tactically controlled our opponent, that’s what we tried to work on the week before the game. In the last two matches, there had been some largesse, we had left too much freedom, and we were punished, even though we had managed to come back with a few points. There, we tightened our block, our lines. And it was done quite well. It’s a great victory, it gives balm to the heart, it reassures us for the future.
“With the four in the middle, we had certainties …”
In the second half, you left the game to the Bretons, was it voluntary?
We retreated a little, our lines were a little more friable, we also tapped physically. The efforts were more difficult to make, but the first will was not to take a goal. We also did well …
Relive the live of the match C’Chartres Football – Guingamp
You, like many of your teammates, have finished “burnt out”…
(Laughs) Yes, that’s good, it means that everyone made the effort, the faces, at the end, were tired, that’s a good omen.
The midfielder was solid, consistent, fluid. Has the coach found the right formula in this sector?
We found a balance, we tried to play it simple. It must also be said that the four in the middle (editor’s note: Palbrois, Fardin, Archimbaud and Gazeau), we know each other well, we’ve been evolving together for at least two years, we had certainties. Afterwards, we have other quality players with Mehdi (Haddadou) and Anthony (Rogie). If we stay in this organization, we can travel …
“For accession, nobody stood out…”
Facing Saint-Malo, the coach had associated you with Haddadou and Rogie and it had not been very convincing. You are three players playing in the same register …
We have players with similar profiles, with a few different characteristics. But, it’s true, we like to touch the ball, create a game, orient… In Saint-Malo, we played in spaces that were too small. There, against Guingamp, it was more balanced. Afterwards, the coach will make his choices, depending on the opponent, the shapes and forms of each other. We are a group that wants to win matches and, to go to the end, we will have to rely on everyone.
The post-match interview of Jean-Pierre Papin, coach of C’Chartres Football
Next matches: Blois and Rouen, two shocks against suitors …
Blois, as we know, has done well the last two seasons in its pool (6th in 2018-2019 and 2nd last year), it will be a good derby. Rouen, we know a little more since he was in our group last year, they are ambitious. Will these be decisive matches? In any case, we will have to take them as we took Guingamp.
Curiously, Blois and Rouen, and Chartres, you did not make a thunderous start to the championship …
No one lives up to expectations. This championship is very homogeneous and I challenge anyone to give the team that will go up. It’s very difficult to predict. The battle for accession will be tougher than last year, when it was a three-way fight (with Saint-Brieuc and Rouen). This season, no one has stood out …
Jean-André Provost
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