“Marked the history of the club”
After Lyon La Duchère (R1) qualified for the quarter-finals of the Gambardella Cup at the expense of Le Havre (Nat), captain and defender Aaron Jipsseu delivers his first impressions.
After beating Clermont you have just beaten a second professional club following your victory against Le Havre (2-0). How do you explain these performances?
“First of all, it’s work. We work a lot in training for that. We set goals and we tried to go as far as possible in this competition. Through training and matches, we try to put the coach’s philosophy in place. Everyone gives 100% and the results speak for themselves. »
You have just marked the history of the club by joining the quarter-finals of the Coupe Gambardella. As captain, I imagine you will keep this qualification in mind for a long time…
“Yes, that’s clear, as well as all my teammates! It is a moment that will bring us together throughout our lives. Later, we will remember that we marked the history of the club and we also hope to break other records by reaching the U19 National. »
“We are going to give everything to recover this leading position! »
Exactly, I was going to come there. In particular, you beat two professional structures, you proved that you can compete with the elite. So the main objective is to go up to U19 National next year?
“Exactly, the primary objective of the club is to go up to the U19 National. We made a few small mistakes in the league, but we’ll try to pull ourselves together by winning all our other matches to try to recover our first place. »
For the moment you are not very far from the but since you are second in pool B of R1…
“Yes, everything is possible! On the court behind the first in the standings: theOlympic Valencia and we hope that he will make a misstep. In any case, one thing is certain, when the match returns, we will give everything to recover this leading position. »
At the end of the season, it is possible that you will advance to the senior world. From a personal point of view, what are your ambitions?
“Currently, I have no fixed project. The goal is to really go up to U19 National to continue in this category and stay in Lyon – La Duchère. We fight and we work every day to reach this level. If we can’t reach this goal, I will try to join the best division according to the projects that will come my way. »