Thierry Laurey, Strasbourg coach, after the loss of his team (0-0, 2-4 on penalties) in the quarter-final of the League Cup, Tuesday evening: “It was played on very few things. There have been very few occasions. When you hit the post two minutes from the end (by Djiku). When you don’t transform an opportunity with Fofana and the opposing goalkeeper makes a miraculous save … You had to be a little more efficient.
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We mastered from start to finish, even when the Rémois were eleven. But again, I knew we were going to have a problem with this lawn. The Sainte-Anne match (R1) against Montpellier (disputed at Delaune, Sunday in the Coupe de France, 0-1) confirmed my fears. It slowed us down a bit in our offensive animations. It disrupted the quality of our centers. This allowed the Rémois, who defended well, to be still in place, especially to put a lot of people in the area when they were ten against eleven.
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Last year, the penalty shootout turned in our favor (in Marseille in 8th and against Guingamp in the final). Not this season. I’m going to regret this League Cup. But I have to adapt. I’m going to project myself on the next Championship match (Saturday, in Metz). Life does not stop at this elimination. We made a coherent match. We have not had success. “
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