for Philippe Clément, ASM “deserved to win” in Lorient
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Grapille of AS Monaco. After two consecutive successes against Auxerre (3-2) then Brest (1-0) since the resumption of the championship at the end of December, the Principality club had its first hitch this Wednesday evening, as part of the 18th day of Ligue 1 In Lorient, competitor at the top of the table (6th), ASM of Philippe Clément (5th) seemed to have done the most by opening the scoring on the hour mark. But to the goal of the Swiss Breel Embolo (61st) responded Merlus Dango Ouattara (75th) and Terem Moffi (77th). And it took Wissam Ben Yedder to turn into a savior to bring back a point from Morbihan (90 + 3rd, 2-2). A point that allows the Red and Whites to come back up to the points of Rennes (4th, 34 pts), but which leaves a real bitter taste for the Monegasque coach.
“If we continue to play as we played today, we will take points”
“We deserved to win, obtained the latter in a press conference. We had the domination, 60% possession, 16 shots against 8. We touch the crossbar three times. And an action on Ben Seghir was not sanctioned in the area, when it was a clear penalty”, added Philippe Clément, before saluting the state of mind of his troop. “I’m happy with the reaction of my team despite the bad luck, and with this equalizer in stoppage time. My players showed good things technically, tactically and mentally. Lorient scored from a corner but overall we were more dangerous than them on set pieces. Unfortunately, we didn’t achieve enough. Lorient’s second goal came from a transition, which is the great strength of this team, but I remember that we were able to curb it too a lot. If we continue to play as we played today, we will take points”, ended by assuring the Belgian coach of ASM.
Next meeting for Monaco: the reception at the Louis-II stadium of AC Ajaccio this Sunday (5 p.m.), as part of the 19th day. Eliminated from the Coupe de France at the weekend by Rodez (Ligue 2) on penalties, the princely club will then wait until January 29 for a duel against … Marseille (3rd, 39 pts), which should feature a real turning point for the teammates of Axel Disasi and Youssouf Fofana.
to summarize
Grapille of AS Monaco. After two consecutive successes against Auxerre (3-2) then Brest (1-0) since the resumption of the championship at the end of December, the Principality club had its first hitch this Wednesday evening, as part of the 18th day of Ligue 1 In Lorient, competitor at the top of the table (6th), ASM of Philippe Clément (5th) seemed to have done the most by opening the scoring on the hour mark. But to the goal of the Swiss Breel Embolo (61st) responded Merlus Dango Ouattara (75th) and Terem Moffi (77th). And it took Wissam Ben Yedder to turn into a savior to bring back a point from Morbihan (90 + 3rd, 2-2). A point that allows the Red and Whites to come back up to the points of Rennes (4th, 34 pts), but which leaves a real bitter taste for the Monegasque coach.