2023-11-26 18:07:34
By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 10 minutes ago
Farioli, the burst of joy. VALERY AX / AFP
The Nice coach was delighted with his team’s victory this Sunday against Toulouse (1-0).
If Nice has the best defense in L1 and has still not led this season, it is firstly “a question of state of mind and organization» according to Francesco Farioli interviewed after the victory against Toulouse (1-0).
«The first strength of the defensive phase is everyone’s state of mind, said the Nice coach. We concede very little and when we concede, we put our heart into defending. The rest is a question of organization».
Nice, still undefeated, 2nd in L1 with five points ahead of Monaco, “a small mattress», according to Farioli, broke the record of 12 matches without having been led that Bordeaux had held since the 1984-85 season. “It’s nice,” Farioli commented. But we don’t work for statistics. The important thing is to manage to accumulate points because difficulties will arise, especially after the truce (with the CAN in January, editor’s note). We will take the time to celebrate, to kiss, before turning towards Nantes.»
Against Toulouse, “we didn’t have our best game of the season“, he admitted, before continuing: “We were sluggish in the first half. In the second half, we were more intentional. We showed our state of mind against a team which had scored five goals against Liverpool, two of which were refused by the referee.»
His counterpart Carles Martinez Novell declared:very sad» after this defeat, because Toulouse “deserved better». «We were very close to victory, he said. We put them in more difficulty than usual. But in the end, it’s still zero goals conceded for them. Well done.» «Yet we had scored first, he cursed. This is the problem. I don’t understand why this goal was refused».
Novell wants to see his players, who haven’t won in six matches, “believe it even more». «I’m angry, he continued. We are in the red zone, I think we have to change our mentality, continue on this path, but do more and believe more in ourselves until the end.»
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