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On the eve of his first derby at the head of Olympique Lyonnais, Petez Bosz wished to recall the importance of this meeting, especially for the supporters, without forgetting the main objective: to win.
The excitement before the derby for a coach
“I love football. All the matches I can be on the bench for, it’s great. There are special matches, the derbies. Since I’ve been here, people have explained it to me well. importance of this match “.
The Saint-Etienne derby – OL
“Since I got here, the first day I was introduced, I have already been told about this match. I understood that for the fans, it is something important. Personally, I knew this game. derby before coming but in Holland there aren’t many people who know it’s a big derby. It’s a very important game for both clubs. “
“I find it extraordinary”
The presence of supporters for the last training
“I’ve played a lot of derbies for forty years and I’m used to it. The last training, the fans are there to give a little more motivation, confidence and to show that everyone is behind the team. find that extraordinary “.
The difficulties of Saint-Etienne
“For me, that doesn’t change anything. With the derbies, it’s always special even if Saint-Etienne is last. If they play a derby, the fans can forget a lot of things. We will be 100% tomorrow.”
“The players love the ball”
The pleasure of playing
“I also see a lot of fun in this team. In my opinion, it always starts with the wins. Points help so you have to win. The players love the ball. There was still 70-75% possession against Brøndby. But the moment you lose the ball and do a very aggressive pressing and the ball is quickly recovered, that is also a pleasure “.
Paquetá to post number 9
“I am happy even when I see that this is not his best position. In my opinion, he is a better attacking midfielder but he did well. He does differently than Moussa and Islam, it’s obvious but he has qualities to keep the ball, he is very strong, he has a very good left foot and we have seen that with his back to the goal he can play very well “.
“You can’t compare a defender with a striker”
Paquetá, the best player in the championship?
“You can’t say that. There are different players. You can’t compare a defender with a striker. Often, strikers score goals. I always think collective and I think Lucas plays like that because the others players are complementary with him. I always watch the team and it is true that they enjoy playing and play better and better “.
Areas for improvement
“There is still a lot. There are still too many lost balls, we miss too many chances, the last pass is not always played well. Brøndby had a couple of chances and it’s a or two chances too many. They didn’t get a corner and that’s good. We’re making progress but there is still a lot to do. “
Aouar’s return to form
“When I came here, Houssem was injured in the pubis and he played for a long time last season with this pain. I think that during the last three months he has made good progress. When you have less injury, of course, you play better , we run better because there is no pain. I hope this goal will help him but he was already in the box before to score. He missed a few chances, he had no chance to to score but he was there. And that’s the most important. This goal will give him even more confidence. “