The euphoria of the Canaries was quickly tempered by the exit of their president Waldemar Kita in front of the press just after the qualification of Nantes for the final of the Coupe de France on Wednesday evening on his lawn of La Beaujoire against Lyon (1-0) . Far from being elated and letting his joy speak, the Nantes president seemed to sweep away the performance as if the essential was not there, pointing out from the outset the difficulties of his team in Ligue 1 where it points to 14th place with four points ahead of the relegation zone with nine games remaining.
“There is a fatigue, because we focus a lot on the championship, underlined Waldemar Kita. It’s a final, it’s true, and a final has to be won. And at the same time it is true that in the league we are a bit tight. You have to say things as they are. “A way to keep his players and his coach Antoine Kombouaré under pressure before the final sprint in the championship. Severely beaten at home by Reims (0-3) last weekend, the Canaries receive Monaco, currently 4th, Sunday (5:05 p.m.) during the 30th day of Ligue 1. A priority for the Nantes president despite this new qualification of his team in the final of the Coupe de France, a year after winning the competition against Nice (1-0).
Waldemar Kita’s reaction, however, was not frankly contagious. Very happy to see his players celebrating in front of their audience, Antoine Kombouaré did not hide his pleasure. “These are crazy emotions because you have a team of crazy people, seriously ill people, and especially great champions, let go of the coach. Because it’s a well-deserved qualification, we had a huge game. It is the reward for their work, their investment. And above all, this wonderful public that pushes you. You can’t disappoint them. You can’t miss your match, impossible. There is a kind of alchemy, of symbiosis between the supporters and the players who tear themselves away like seriously ill people “The hot after the cold.