“A pleasure to win in front of all these children”
Very happy to have pocketed a last victory in 2021 against a member of the top 5 of Ligue 1, the Monegasque midfielder was satisfied with the performance against Rennes (2-1) in the mixed zone.
It’s done ! The Red and Whites won their last meeting of the year against a direct competitor for Europe. The first face a member of the top 5 of Ligue 1 this season, as pointed out by Vice President General Manager Oleg Petrov. By reversing this shock of the 19th day against Rennes (2-1 success), which had nevertheless started well with the opening of the Bretons score, the players of AS Monaco struck a blow before the winter break. A performance of very high level that a commentary Aurélien Tchouameni in front of the media after the meeting. Extracts.
Good evening Aurélien. It was important to end the year well tonight …
OUI bien sur. We had lost our last league game against Paris Saint-Germain, so we wanted to bounce back quickly. It is chosen made this evening, with this beautiful victory against Rennes. We are happy, and that will allow us to go on vacation with a smile.
Especially since you were able to react after a difficult start to the match …
We were jostled in the first fifteen minutes by the intensity they put on. But as the game went on, we got better and better, and I think the end result is logical and deserved.
I would say that the results of the first part of the season are pretty good. We would like to do better, but there are some good things to note. We finished in first place in our group in the Europa League, and tonight we are back to four points from second place by making a small jump in the standings.
AS Monaco midfielder
With a very large part of the attacking duo Ben Yedder – Volland in front!
Yes it is true that they are two very important players for us. And when the forwards score and are decisive, it allows us to reap victories like tonight. We are very happy with their performance in recent weeks, and we hope that will be the case again in 2022.
But yes ! He is there the second 🔥
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– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) 22 December 2021
Comment do you judge this first part of the AS Monaco season?
I would say the record is pretty good. We would like to do better, but there are some good things to note. We finished in first place in our group in the Europa League, and tonight we are back to four points from second place by making a small jump in the standings. So there are some great things to look for in the second half of the season. We want to play Europe again next year, so the podium is our number one goal. But first we have to focus on each match, to see where we stand in April and what is playable in the final sprint.
As I said after the Metz match, it’s nice to see these stands full of children coming to support the team. It was still the case this evening. I think we put on a show for them, so everyone is happy when they arrive.
AS Monaco midfielder
On a personal level, what is your assessment of your year, especially with your arrival in the France team?
It’s a great year that ends for me with this victory tonight. It’s up to me to continue working to make 2022 an even better year. There are good deadlines in club as in selection. It’s up to me to continue working to progress, to perform well with AS Monaco and why not play this World Cup with the Blues.
Tonight, you received the trophy for best player of the first leg from the supporters. What’s your reaction?
Above all, great pride. We play to be efficient, and I am happy that our supporters were able to recognize the work I have done during this first part of the season. Then like the team, there are obviously things to improve, but it’s always good to win trophies, even if it’s individual for once.
Especially since there were many young people to encourage you this evening against Rennes…
As I said after the Metz match, it’s nice to see these stands full of children coming to support the team. It was still the case this evening. I think we put on a show for them, so everyone is happy when they arrive. All these young people will grow up and I hope they will subscribe to continue to follow us in the years to come.
𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 ❤️🤍
A special thank you to the 1,500 children present this evening to support our Rouge & Blancs. ??
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– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) 22 December 2021