“They were much stronger” recognizes Stéphan (Strasbourg)

Julien Stéphan (Strasbourg coach): “We made a consistent start but over the duration of the match Lille took the lead. The observation is that we lost against stronger. On the technical field, in the athletic dimension too. There were things that were done but in the duration of the match, they were much stronger. Very clearly, we are not boxing in the same category. We will have another championship to play for. We took points in Angers, we will have to take some in Toulouse next week because they are the teams in our championship. I really liked the start of the second period which was dynamic and intense but we did not manage to make them doubt. Our balance sheet is insufficient at home; afterwards, we must admit that we do not have the weapons to fight against this kind of adversary. I’m the same coach as last season, just the results are not as good. We work in perfect harmony. (Does he feel worried?) No, not in the exchanges that I have.»