Claude Puel did not hide that he had regrets after the defeat of AS Saint-Etienne against Olympique Lyonnais Sunday evening (2-0), at the end of the 27th day of Ligue 1.
“On paper, defeat is logical but in the match, we did have situations. We have the first opportunity, but we concede the first goal on a set kick. We could have done better. In the second half, we showed that we could go for equalization. We gave everything but we were not rewarded because we failed to convert our opportunities. I’m going to stay on our second period during which we were more enterprising“analyzed the Greens coach to the press.
The 58-year-old technician said he was disappointed with the first half of his team. “We were inhibited. We were in a block and that was what we had to do in front of this team but we lacked control over the balls that we recovered. We lost them too quickly when we were quite dense on the ground. We weren’t aggressive enough in the duels to scratch a lot of balls. After the break, we relaxed, we pressed hard and we showed that we could be actors.”