qualifying, the supporters, the Olympic form… Clément gives himself up before Trabzonspor
Crucial match for the rest of AS Monaco’s European season this Thursday. The Principality club travels to Turkey on the lawn of Trabzonspor for the account of the fourth day of the Europa League. A meeting that could allow the Ligue 1 resident to take a step towards qualifying for the knockout phase if successful this Thursday evening. Present at the pre-match press conference this Wednesday at the very end of the afternoon, Philippe Clément nevertheless wanted to calm things down.
“These are good stories for journalists. But I have been in the European Cups for more than twenty years and I know that there are many possible scenarios. There are still three games in this group and we must not calculate but look at our level, what we can do with and without the ball, and confirm what the players have done in recent weeks. It is the most important. The rest is wasted energy. »
The supporters :
“My players have proven in Belgrade that they are ready to play such matches, with the fans. It’s also good that they don’t allow you to enter the field (smile). Small, the players dreamed of playing in full stadiums. We know it’s hot here, with a lot of passion for their team. »
Trabzonspor:
“They have good players, a lot of technical quality, and we only played eighteen minutes against her, ten against eleven. To be champion in Turkey is something big. We will have to perform very well tomorrow and we are very motivated to take points at this stage. I see more and more starters in training, where everyone is pushing, and the team is progressing. With the ball, it’s also getting better and better and not only with the players who start but also with those who return. »
The Olympic form of the ASM:
“It’s the progression of the group and the automatisms. Offensive players must have connection with others. Adaptation is not as fast as with backgrounds, for example. Our calendar also led us to play against the biggest players in France. Six of the first eight last season, except Marseille. It was therefore difficult to be efficient and in this period, we had the misfortune to collect some rather strange red cards. We cannot forget that. “Designated the Monegasque coach in remarks reported by our colleagues from L’Équipe.