This defeat is hard to accept as the team tried everything they could tonight …
It’s less difficult for me to take as what happened during the week in the Coupe de France, was much more difficult to accept. I think that after they scored the goal, they did what they had to do. I mean put 10 men behind the ball and defend. We kept them pinned in their half just in front of the goals but were unable to score.

Was it OM’s finishing which was lacking?
If we go behind, our opponents will of course defend with ten men behind the ball, leaving us no space. If we have 7 or 8 players in front of goal and they have 10, then obviously there will be no space. After that you need a bit of luck to put the ball in the net. We hit the post, Djibril Cissé had a few chances that went over. We are lacking a bit of luck at the moment, but I’m happy with the team’s performance and their reactions during and after the match as the players told me they were going to fight to the end. That’s reassuring.

Is Mathieu Valbuena’s injury a bad one?
Bad enough that he will miss out on the National team and our game next week (next Sunday, 20h55, away to Lorient). What Franck Ribéry did for Marseille last year, Mathieu has been doing for the club up till now this year.