In interview for France Bleu, Nicolas Maurice Relais spoke of the upcoming opposition between Monaco and Bordeaux, two clubs he has followed during his career:

“I think Monaco have started to dig out their Champions League elimination. It’s not easy when players are prepared for a competition not to play it. […] I watched their meeting against Clermont. They were also in very big trouble in the first half. They reacted well, however. It shows that there are also flaws in this team. It will be up to Bordeaux to do the right thing and to be solid. This is what we are missing. Si Benoît Costil is the team’s best player latelyis that necessarily there are defensive gaps and that we need to solidify before being able to move on to another chosen one. “

“You don’t have to feel, the last few years have been difficult. Opposite, we had a team that could qualify for the Champions League against us who were in very big difficulty. […] Obviously this match was difficult and it was seen on the pitch. On the other hand, each meeting has its story. I find that thanks to Benoît Costil, on a performance against Rennes. Maybe not through the content, but in the reaction which was quite positive. I was at the stadium and it is true that we were in very big trouble throughout the match. Without a great guardian, I think we would have gone by the wayside. Getting a point under these conditions leaves a lot of hope. These are qualities that disappeared with us in previous years. We gave up very quickly, when the result was done, we did not have the character to come back to the score. Since the match against Lens, even if we lost it in the last minutes, the fact of equalizing when we had been carried around and we were led 0-2, shows that there is a team that never gives up. It went very well for the rest. I do not know if we are playing the maintenance or the soft underbelly of the standings, but still succeeding in scratching these kind of points can be beneficial for the future. Perhaps these are the ones who will give us hope for the maintenance or for the first part of the ranking. “

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