We expected a reaction of pride, it never happened.
Fallen without a fight last week, forgetting for good their European ambitions, the Pailladins this time offered a disastrous copy against a weak but organized team from Saint-Etienne.
Far from the agreed speeches that we have heard all week saying that the league games will be played hard to prepare for the cup, our players have indeed shown nothing during this meeting.
A completely overwhelmed midfield and a still crumbly defense, the Stéphanois did not ask for so much.
The Montpellier had yet managed to open the scoring by Andy Delort, served on a free kick by Florent Mollet, but the joy was short-lived. The Stéphanois managed to turn things around too easily and gain the advantage after half-time.
The second half was a sad agony with hardly any opportunity to bite into it.
As a preparation for the cup and as a gift to the coach, we hoped for better.