Clément angry after the elimination of Monaco
Guillaume Marion, Media365: published on Sunday January 08, 2023 at 08:50
After the surprise elimination of Monaco against Rodez in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France, Philippe Clément expressed his anger after this failure for the club du Rocher.
Big disappointment for Monaco in the Coupe de France. While the Principality club had been one of the few clubs (along with Marseille) to win its two matches in Ligue 1 during “Boxing Day”, Philippe Clément’s players fell to everyone’s surprise on Saturday at the Louis II stadium against Rodez (2-2, 4-5 on pens). A result all the more surprising as the locals led 2-0 after 37 minutes of play, thanks to Maghnes Akliouche and Wissam Ben Yedder. However, the Ligue 2 club did not give up and reduced the gap before the break, following a goal from Joseph Mendes (42nd), before equalizing at the end of the match by Aymen Abdennour (80th), then win on penalties. ” This is unacceptable, I must say that I am quite pissed off. Still, I saw good things in the first hour », Following launched the Belgian coach of Monaco.
“I did not recognize the face of my team”
“The start of the second was good, we even had the chance to put in the third, but the goalkeeper made good saves. In the last 25 minutes, I didn’t recognize the face of my team. (…) Regrets ? I have no regrets about my starting team, because for me our best period remains the first 60 minutes of the match. I was confident about the qualities of my players before the game, after being named Clément, at a press conference, while his team remained on a short but precious success at home against Brest (1-0). I knew it wouldn’t be easy against this team from Rodez, because there are good teams which have struggled to make a difference in these 32nd Coupe de France finals. From now on, Youssouf Fofana’s teammates will have to pull themselves together because a perilous trip awaits them on January 11 in Lorient.