Clément does not consider the match against OL “decisive”
For AS Monaco, the reception of Olympique Lyonnais is an opportunity to restart the machine. Defeated against Montpellier in a prolific match during their last outing in Ligue 1 (3-2), the princely club was able to bounce back in the Coupe de France in Lens (2-4), and will try to win against an OL who remains on 3 consecutive successes on the national level. Separated by only 1 point in the standings – in favor of Lyon – the two teams maintain a certain “rivalry” according to Philippe Clément, who presented himself this Thursday at a press conference. “It’s not a decisive game, because there will be 15 more after this one. We go into this game to win the three points, as always. We want to win every game. It’s one thing positive to have a rivalry between the two teams”he slipped, aware of the degree of motivation of his group in order to achieve a good performance.
“A bigger challenge than previous matches”
Urging his group to display unity in “a greater challenge than previous matches”, the Antwerp native admitted his uncertainty over the tactical scheme his counterpart, Peter Bosz, will adopt. “You never know how the opposite team is doing better. I’m not one to spy on other people’s training to learn things. They recently played five behind but finished four against OM. That’s why I want my team to know how to play against all possible tactical systems.”he warned.
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Arrived at the beginning of January at the head of AS Monaco in place of Niko Kovac, Clément could obtain his second victory at home after that against Clermont (4-0) but does not have because the desire to think under the only prism of the raw result. “For me it’s important at the moment to let the players grow in the game, to create automatisms and to feel good mentally and physically. When we only talk about the result, the players cannot grow, because they are only focused on this objective”a sliced the Belgian technician.