The OM coach believes that the defeat of the Marseille club against AS Saint-Étienne is his responsibility.
As against PSG, André Villas-Boas wanted to try to play without a real number 9 against ASSE. But OM lost on their lawn at the Vélodrome (0-2). Here are the reactions of the two coaches of the meeting.
André Villas-Boas (Téléfoot) : “The responsibility is always mine. The plan didn’t work because we didn’t have depth and Saint-Étienne, like Paris, knew how to hurry us with our fake number 9, Max (Maxime Lopez).
We entered the game badly. It’s a bit terrible to see the Velodrome empty. Saint-Étienne was swift. We were much better in the second half but the second goal killed the game. “
Claude Puel (Téléfoot): ” What was important was to take the 3 points. To come and win in Marseille, we put in the right ingredients. We had to break points and then we lost in serenity.
It’s a real satisfaction. AT measuring events, we adapted. In 2-3 situations, the Marseille could have equalized but we were able to show mental freshness.
We wanted to play, to go get them. I regret, I ask a lot, that we lose the thread a bit, because we should have done a lot more badly, but they are a young team. I know we can do a lot better in terms of mastery, fluency. “