Adi Hütter (coach of Monaco, winner of Metz 2-1): “I am very happy with these 3 very important points. They will be of great use to us. There was a lot of disparity between the two halves. But after 90 minutes, we deserved to win. Our first half was not good, the second much better. After the 1-0 for Metz, it was even more difficult. We took a lot of risks. In the first half, we played too slowly. It was easy for them to defend. Changes had to be made in the face of this low block. Maghnes (Akliouche) replaced a N.6. He brought danger. I congratulated Golovin after his incredible first goal. But I also congratulated Köhn who made a big save at the start of the second half.
(on Metz’s goal) I didn’t say anything to Philipp (Köhn) at half-time. When we play so high, he has to play libero. We take risks. But we must congratulate the Metz scorer, author of a fantastic goal, which I had never seen as a coach. At the beginning, we make a mistake. It was the second in this area. You have to be very careful about this. We have to work a lot, a lot in certain areas of the field. During the match, I wasn’t really calm. But I’m very happy with the fact that we are leader, with three consecutive victories. In Lorient, I said that in the match after the international break, it is important to win. We hadn’t done it. This time, yes. We took 11 points after conceding the first goal. We know that we are capable of changing the result. You also have to know how to be patient.”
