before Nantes, Clément is “curious to see how it will go” – Foot11.com
Before his first at the head of AS Monaco this Sunday against Nantes at La Beaujoire (5 p.m.), Philippe Clement was at a press conference on Friday January 7. More
“No stress”, for Clément before his premiere
Arrived at the beginning of the week in Monaco and then presented at the heart of it, Philippe Clement continued his first steps as an ASM coach with a press conference before Nantes – Monaco (Sunday, 5 p.m.). This meeting of the 20th day of Ligue 1 will be the first of the Belgian technician at the head of the princely club. “I never really felt stress”, proclaimed the former coach of Club Bruges this Friday, January 7. “I’m curious to see how it will turn out”, he simply explained two days before his debut in the French championship.
Clément wants to “improve the attacking game” of Monaco
While he has only been able to set up a few training sessions since his appointment, Niko Kovač’s successor was still confident before the trip to La Beaujoire. “There are good bases here, he thus commented. I have a lot of respect for Niko’s work, but each coach has their own ideas. I want to play in a dominant way with an attacking play. We have made small changes, but the foundations are good. We can do great things in the coming months, but we have to improve the attacking game ”, he also indicated with reference to his first projects as an ASM coach.
Ben Yedder absent, several “sick” players
If he will not be able to count on Wissam Ben Yedder, absent because of the Covid-19, Clement also indicated that he did not have “Of certainties” as to the forces present in the Loire. “At the moment, it’s hard to say. Some players have small physical problems and others are sick ”, he completed, indicate not to indicate the names of the players in order to respect “Medical confidentiality”.
With a Nantes team “Who has not lost his last five games and has drawn in recent months”, Clément expects to face a training “With a lot of verticality and offensive force”. He now wishes “See in a match what has been worked on” and above all well start its new Monegasque chapter.