At the microphone of France Blue Gironde, Lassina Diabate spoke about the meeting between the FCGB and AS Monaco this weekend. The former Bordeaux player, Champion of France in 1999 with the Navy and White, is wary of the next opponent of the Bordelais :

“We will have to be wary while having ambition in the game.[…] We are used to asking the question of whether it is important or if it is the precise moment to play against a team that is in good shape or against a team that is not. […] Monaco is in great shape. There are very good quality players. It will be up to us to ensure that this match in one which can allow us to make sure that we know how to defend well. Coming back with a point won’t hurt. […]

What I mean by ambition in the game, it means not to go “little arms”. I have never seen a team capable of defending 90 minutes in front of their goals. It is almost impossible. To be ambitious in the game is to be able to have a real balance, it is to be able to have the good intelligence to accompany the actions when it is necessary. Then, also knowing how to make the round back when you are in danger, while waiting for this difficult moment to pass in order to be able to react. I think you have to be mature in the game today. It is this maturity that will allow us to have a positive result in Monaco. “

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