“Toulouse had control over the game”
Not (too much) cotton tongue for Christophe Delmotte after the defeat against Toulouse (1-3). If the coach quite logically recognizes the domination of the Violets, he still regrets these two goals from a set piece.
Christophe, you suffered against Toulouse, there was a lot of waste in the game…
We come across a very good team from Toulouse. In the first half, we wanted a compact block, to defend well by advancing as much as we could. It took us a while to defend well. On a past past the storm. We came back in the second half, I think we were not unworthy, we could come back to 2-2, but unfortunately we take this new but from a set piece which weighs us down. Toulouse deserves its victory.
Toulouse have mastered the game, while you have been avoided a lot…
A hot one is difficult to analyze. Toulouse is a team that has a lot of possession of the ball. This first but weighs us down. There is quickly a yellow card which is given, we remained fairly united. We gave everything we had at our level.
In the end, three goals conceded, two posts, we see the difference with a team that plays the climb and you?
Toulouse had control over the game. Even if we showed that we were capable of resisting, in this match, Toulouse showed maturity in the game. It would have been good to continue our series of invincibility, to take points. We didn’t do it, but it was against Toulouse, Prime Minister. We must quickly recover and plan on QRM next week. It’s an important game for the maintenance operation, there are fourteen games left.
Gaëtan Robail was injured very early in the second half, do we know what he has?
It’s at the level of the patellar tendon, we have to see what it has precisely, but it’s not too serious. I don’t know how long he will be gone. We have a group that is important, we will have to find solutions. The doctor looked reassuring.
You take the same set piece twice, it’s quite rare to take a double from a defender…
Toulouse has maturity, but I talk about it with Mickaël Debève, who is a friend, they have this possibility from a set piece. In teams that perform, having experienced it in Lyon with Juninho, set pieces can settle a situation. They have a real shooter capable of putting the ball where he wants. We must learn this lesson.
Ugo Bonnet scored this afternoon, is that the only positive?
You have to analyze all the tactical and athletic data, but I think he put in a real performance. He has done a lot of races, he has scored, he is gaining momentum. We will need Ugo to score goals. It will be important that the rookies can gain in form. Players like Florian Martin are re-athleticizing.
Do you take this defeat as a setback?
Yes it’s a setback, we would have liked to calibrate against this Toulouse team. We realize that we are not at the level of this Toulouse team.
Proposed by Emilien PAU