Niko Kovac’s small tackle to his players after the defeat in Brest
Sunday, as part of the 12th day of Ligue 1, AS Monaco bowed on the lawn of Stade Brestois 29 (0-2), a little against all expectations. The training prepared by Michel Der Zakarian since last summer was indeed sought his first victory of the 21-22 season against the club of the Rock, after a successful performance against the Monegasques lacking inspiration. A poor performance that is inevitably difficult to pass for Niko Kovac, especially as the ASM misses the opportunity to climb to 5th place in the standings.
“Brest showed a lot more desire and motivation and that’s what it takes to win”, initially launched the former coach of Bayern Munich in a press conference, before continuing, striking a small tackle on the state of mind of his players. “They showed a fighting spirit. It is not enough to enter the field to win a game. The Brest team deserved the victory, not ours. On one had possession, on one conceded, but on did not prove to be dangerous. And, when you play in a stadium like that, against the 17th (Brest was the 19th at kick-off and then 18th after the match, Editor’s note), you need “fighting spirit” and we didn’t have it. We didn’t have the right attitude. We did not see the face of AS Monaco that we wanted to see. “ The message has passed and Monaco will have to get back on track quickly with the reception of PSV Eindhoven this Thursday (6:45 p.m.) in the Europa League.