Eric Roy
BrestPaulo Fonseca
Lille
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
It’s an important match. If we want to stay up there, it’s a direct competitor. We are preparing to play this match with a lot of desire, ambition, motivation and humility because we have seen this team which is very strong, in the European Cup in particular. It is one of the big clubs in our championship. It will be a big challenge for us.
…LILLE
Lille is used to experiencing these sequences of matches. They also have the squad for it, and we saw Thursday that five players shared a half, almost. Paulo Fonseca also distributed the playing times so that the players had freshness for Sunday's match. I am not counting on the fact that they will be tired, especially since it is the last push before a few days of rest before the final sprint. I think that Lille will be very ambitious and physically fit because the players who will play for many will have little participation in the matches in their entirety against Sturm Graz because it was well managed. It’s really an advantage for them.
…LILLE’S STRIKERS
We will have this magnificent Canadian striker facing us, but there will be no anti-David plan. They have strong animation with him, Zhegrova, Haraldsson who takes the full measure of our championship. You will have to perform very well to prevent David from again being a decisive player for his team.
Eric Roy
Manager on Brest…ABOUT MATCH
It’s an important match. If we want to stay up there, it’s a direct competitor. We are preparing to play this match with a lot of desire, ambition, motivation and humility because we have seen this team which is very strong, in the European Cup in particular. It is one of the big clubs in our championship. It will be a big challenge for us.
…LILLE
Lille is used to experiencing these sequences of matches. They also have the squad for it, and we saw Thursday that five players shared a half, almost. Paulo Fonseca also distributed the playing times so that the players had freshness for Sunday's match. I am not counting on the fact that they will be tired, especially since it is the last push before a few days of rest before the final sprint. I think that Lille will be very ambitious and physically fit because the players who will play for many will have little participation in the matches in their entirety against Sturm Graz because it was well managed. It’s really an advantage for them.
…LILLE’S STRIKERS
We will have this magnificent Canadian striker facing us, but there will be no anti-David plan. They have strong animation with him, Zhegrova, Haraldsson who takes the full measure of our championship. You will have to perform very well to prevent David from again being a decisive player for his team.
Paulo Fonseca
Manager on Lille…CRITICISM
The last match, we didn't start well, it's true. It may be a concentration problem, but I think the team has realised it. We talked about all this together and we want to progress on this point. I spoke with the players. We changed our mindset. All the players understand that tomorrow's match will be important, difficult and that we can only win it if we have the right mindset.
…ABOUT MATCH
Tomorrow, it will not just be a question of structure or tactics. Mentality will be very important, decisive even. As leaders, we have Rémy, Benjamin, Nabil… Players who are important. When Rémy is not playing, he continues to be a leader in the locker room. For me, it is important to have players who can unite the team at all times and give young players a decisive mindset for matches.
…BELIEF
Physically, I think the team is good and manages to hold on until the end of our meetings. The whole team believes in their chances until the end. We always believe that we can win and this mentality is really important.