Lucien Favre sounds the alarm after the defeat
The defeat against Monaco seems to be too much for Lucien Favre. Unable to create danger on their lawn, OGC Nice logically conceded defeat against AS Monaco during the Derby this Sunday evening (1-0). After six contested days and ambitious recruitment, the Aiglons are in 16th place, with only one victory on the clock. If the balance sheet is far from being alarming at the start of the Championship, the content has particularly annoyed the technician from the Côte d’Azur.
“Yes (it was a disappointing meeting). In terms of the game. We don’t keep the ball enough, we don’t know how to turn it. Technically, we lose too much ball. In the markdown, it’s difficult too. We weren’t good with the ball and we weren’t good without the ball. That’s a bit much. When you press like that, you have to have calls from the side or from deep. We missed that »he first dropped at the microphone of First videobefore discussing specific cases.
Favre asks his players for more
“If I want my players? Absolutely not. But we have to play faster. And you have to feel the same football at the same time. The problem is that there are players who are made for this system, there are some who are made for others. Laborde Delort? It’s a possibility, we’ll see. Sometimes we play too slowly, we take too long to control the ball. It is not possible. Thuram was a little tired, it must be said, we go on to a series of matches. But it must be said, Rosario was not good.added the Swiss manager.
An observation also shared by Andy Delort, he who could not hit the but during this meeting. “We went too far back, we didn’t put our foot on the ball. The pattern was good, but we were too low. We knew they were difficult on crosses, but there aren’t that many. Even without the ball, the recovery started from too low and their midfield bothered us (…) We have to do better at home”, added the striker. It will first be necessary to gain confidence in the Europa League Conference, against Cologne, this Thursday (6:45 p.m.).