“We have too many ups and downs this season,” analyzed Adi Hütter after his team took one point out of a possible twelve in their last four home matches. “We fired 23 times,” he continued. But it is not acceptable to concede such goals. We can analyze, talk about tactics. But we’re just not competitive enough.”
“I believe we are capable of being at the top of the ranking,” he assured. But as you continue to make these kinds of mistakes, it will get harder and harder. Taking one point out of 12 at home is not good. We were in a good situation before the match. We missed a big chance to go second. It is very frustrating.”
If Hütter acknowledged Toulouse the merit of having “fought on all the balls”, he found that his men behaved “unacceptably on the second goal. It is sometimes hard to understand, impossible to accept, especially for our supporters whose whistles we can understand,” he concluded, specifying that if it is “not the worst home match”, he will speak “ quietly” this week with his group.
Opposite, Toulouse offered “its most complete away match this season”, according to its coach Carles Martinez Novell, who appreciated “Guillaume’s first save (Remains, on Balogun, editor’s note)”. “He changed the match,” he continued. It was like a wake-up call for us.”
For Martinez Novell, Toulouse “deserved this victory”. “After Benfica, moving to Monaco was not easy. I’m proud of the way we played. We needed points but above all confidence, he concluded. We must continue like this. Now we are going to do everything to achieve a feat on Thursday” in the second leg of the Europa League against SL Benfica, who won on the wire against TFC on Thursday (2-1).
