Regis Le Bris
LorientAntoine Kombouaré
Nantes
Meeting Highlights…NANTES
We had set Beaujoire on fire, hadn’t we? There were good feelings of play at the start of the match. I think we had built our start well. And then, there was a drop in attention in our construction phases and we had undergone a lot of defensive transitions. It exposed us a lot, and we ended up losing track of the match. A lot of things have happened since, so I can't say that we rely a lot on the first leg to build the return match. These are two different stories. There is still a last big third to complete, we have two teams which are approximately in the same situation in the standings with two dynamics, to date, which are a little different but which can be reversed at any time. So it will be a high-stakes match, with both parties wanting to win, because at this time of the season, points are really expensive.
…ABOUT MATCH
Sometimes, a single event can restart a series of three or four other matches. So we must remain extremely vigilant, knowing that Nantes will arrive with a knife between its teeth, that is obvious. They have arguments to put forward, whether it is their quality of play, their team, or their very athletic dimension which characterises them really well. It will be an interesting match with a sold-out Moustoir, a great event at home. And we will have the desire to do our best, to continue to move forward and improve our team game.
…TOUGH MATCH
All matches are decisive. Neither more nor less than the other. They are part of the story of this second part of the season. Maybe no one would have told us that we would take ten points from the last four games, so the four were decisive, and the following ones will be too. History cannot be written before it is made. You have to seize opportunities to score and win matches when they present themselves. Perhaps Nantes will present us with a problem so important that we will not be able to solve it, it is possible. What matters is having a good match and relying on what you really master.
Regis Le Bris
Manager on Lorient…NANTES
We had set Beaujoire on fire, hadn’t we? There were good feelings of play at the start of the match. I think we had built our start well. And then, there was a drop in attention in our construction phases and we had undergone a lot of defensive transitions. It exposed us a lot, and we ended up losing track of the match. A lot of things have happened since, so I can't say that we rely a lot on the first leg to build the return match. These are two different stories. There is still a last big third to complete, we have two teams which are approximately in the same situation in the standings with two dynamics, to date, which are a little different but which can be reversed at any time. So it will be a high-stakes match, with both parties wanting to win, because at this time of the season, points are really expensive.
…ABOUT MATCH
Sometimes, a single event can restart a series of three or four other matches. So we must remain extremely vigilant, knowing that Nantes will arrive with a knife between its teeth, that is obvious. They have arguments to put forward, whether it is their quality of play, their team, or their very athletic dimension which characterises them really well. It will be an interesting match with a sold-out Moustoir, a great event at home. And we will have the desire to do our best, to continue to move forward and improve our team game.
…TOUGH MATCH
All matches are decisive. Neither more nor less than the other. They are part of the story of this second part of the season. Maybe no one would have told us that we would take ten points from the last four games, so the four were decisive, and the following ones will be too. History cannot be written before it is made. You have to seize opportunities to score and win matches when they present themselves. Perhaps Nantes will present us with a problem so important that we will not be able to solve it, it is possible. What matters is having a good match and relying on what you really master.
Antoine Kombouaré
Manager on Nantes…INJURY REPORT
We have Gana, Bastien and Kelvin in recovery, in individual training. Otherwise, we have a full group. Jocelyn Gourvennec: It’s a choice of defence constitution. Eray recovered well from his injury which could have been very serious. It was limited. Eray recovered well.
…ABOUT MATCH
Jocelyn Gourvennec: On a mental level, yes. Solidarity, what we put into our match, being present, not doing anything stupid... that must serve us. We want to do even better to continue to take points and have a dynamic of results, which a few clubs have managed to do recently. We prepared well this week. We have played nine matches since my arrival, including twice against Paris. Our margin is reduced. We took 7 points in 7 matches, Paris aside. Our goal is to take shelter at the end of April.
…LORIENT
They had a very active transfer window with almost half of the team new. They have 5 new players in their starting 11, players who are not impacted by their first half of the season, like their second half of last season. It's a dynamic team. They have just taken 10 points out of 12. In their situation, that allowed them to get back on track. That means more opponents for us. It will be a fight all the time.