Adi Hütter
MonacoPaulo Fonseca
Lille
Meeting Highlights…INJURY REPORT
Caïo Henrique will be on the substitutes’ bench. He won't play. We are doing it because he has come a very long way to come back and be ready for the last matches of the season. It is also a positive signal for the whole team. In his absence, it will be either Kassoum Ouattara or Krépin Diatta who will start on Wednesday, with Ismail Jakobs also risking missing the end of the season. We did that with Breel Embolo and Mo Camara after their injuries, they had an impact on the group. But it’s not in my mind to play him tomorrow.
…MATCH PLAN
My first idea is always to go on the pitch to win the match. We cannot know what will happen in this match, but my philosophy remains to play attack, to create chances, to try to score goals, while being solid defensively. Tomorrow we will see what will be possible, because both teams are in great form, but also under pressure.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
No, it’s not a final for me, because after this there will still be four matches to play. But it’s true that in the event of victory, we can take a good step towards the podium. I was impressed by this LOSC team which showed very good things against Aston Villa in Europe. We also have our goal in mind, which is to finish as high as possible. I repeat, we are on a good run, but it is certain that details can decide the outcome of this match. They have a great coach, very experienced, in Paulo Fonseca, whom I have already had the opportunity to meet in the past. I think they can say the same for us, so it will be a very interesting match.
Adi Hütter
Manager on Monaco…INJURY REPORT
Caïo Henrique will be on the substitutes’ bench. He won't play. We are doing it because he has come a very long way to come back and be ready for the last matches of the season. It is also a positive signal for the whole team. In his absence, it will be either Kassoum Ouattara or Krépin Diatta who will start on Wednesday, with Ismail Jakobs also risking missing the end of the season. We did that with Breel Embolo and Mo Camara after their injuries, they had an impact on the group. But it’s not in my mind to play him tomorrow.
…MATCH PLAN
My first idea is always to go on the pitch to win the match. We cannot know what will happen in this match, but my philosophy remains to play attack, to create chances, to try to score goals, while being solid defensively. Tomorrow we will see what will be possible, because both teams are in great form, but also under pressure.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
No, it’s not a final for me, because after this there will still be four matches to play. But it’s true that in the event of victory, we can take a good step towards the podium. I was impressed by this LOSC team which showed very good things against Aston Villa in Europe. We also have our goal in mind, which is to finish as high as possible. I repeat, we are on a good run, but it is certain that details can decide the outcome of this match. They have a great coach, very experienced, in Paulo Fonseca, whom I have already had the opportunity to meet in the past. I think they can say the same for us, so it will be a very interesting match.
Paulo Fonseca
Manager on Lille...ABOUT THE MATCH
We always have the ambition to win every match, but we also face strong teams and tomorrow will be a difficult match. We have to be careful and we prepared for the match to have this attention to the Monaco attack which is very, very strong.
...MONACO
Monaco are second, are a great team and will play at home. It will be a difficult match, but we have the ambition to have a good match, he begins. They are very strong offensively. After PSG, Monaco is the best team offensively. They have magnificent players who make the right decisions at the right time, who are technically strong. Sometimes, when the team is having difficulties, it is these players who make the difference individually.
...PREPARATION
Our group is more focused on difficult matches. This is a group that has courage and is more motivated when we have matches like tomorrow. It’s true that we have good results against stronger teams. This is also why I am more concerned when we play against other teams. I expect us to continue this dynamic with a good result tomorrow. We are stronger at home, with our supporters, with the atmosphere we have here, in our stadium. We have more difficulty winning away, but we are not the team with the fewest points away. We won important points away from home and that doesn't change anything in our preparation. We prepare all matches to win them.