Before the resumption of Ligue 1 and the meeting between Monaco and Reims this Sunday at Louis II, Monegasque coach Niko Kovac answered questions from journalists.
After friendly matches rather encouraging, the coach is eager to resume: ” We are at the conclusion of this preseason. I think we made the best use of these 5 weeks. We worked hard and got to know the players. It was positive. We are happy to start the competition and especially at home. “. The Principality’s new strongman took the opportunity to unveil his philosophy ” The idea is to play aggressively and put pressure on the opponent. It will be important to create opportunities and opportunities. We will try to play offensively while finding a balance with the defense. Our preparation is not yet finished, there is still a lot of work. We are on the right track and we will continue to work in the coming weeks. »
Facing the last sixth of the championship, the Croatian does not expect an easy meeting: ” Sunday’s match against Reims will be a match against a strong team, which had good results last season despite a small budget. The club has done well. We got Disasi one of their best players back, it’s good to have him with us. We will have to pay attention to this Reims team, it’s a team that defends well. We have confidence in ourselves, it will be difficult to play at 1:00 p.m. The team with the most ball will have a better chance of winning. “. For him it will be necessary: ” set the pace even if we do not yet know the level of each. The goal is to start with a victory to start the season in the best possible way and prepare for the match against Metz. “
Latest Monegasque recruit, Axel Disasi could start the match according to his coach: ” Disasi is ready to play this match, there are still 10 days he played with the team we will face. For him it will be a special match. I have my team in my head but tomorrow we still have training. Axel is a young player who has great potential. He has many qualities, he is fast and it is important for us to perform our high pressing. He has room for improvement, especially in the use of the ball. It was bought to protect our purposes ».
Source: Live broadcast AS Monaco | Photo: Pascal Della Zuana, Icon Sports
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