Franck Haise (Lens coach, after the 2-1 defeat at Lille): “We did almost the best we could, against an opponent who, for me, is superior to us. In addition, when we make, once again, a positioning error on the first goal, which we offer, it’s a gift to defend like that, it’s even harder… I can’t blame much- thing to the players. We are beaten because there is more quality on the other side. Even if we tried to reverse… When I made the three changes, there was this second goal (Lille) which hurt. But we gave everything until the end, we held on until the end, once again. But we have to recognize that there are opponents stronger than us, even when we play a coherent match. There is something more…
(Elye Wahi on the bench at kick-off) What if I regret this choice? No. From time to time, there are messages to convey… His return to school is another message, a very good message. I don’t regret my choice at all, otherwise I would regret it so much (smile). Of course, I could have made another one. Other coaches would have done another. But when you are a coach and you make a choice, you believe in it. I was hoping for this answer. I also hoped that Wesley (Saïd) would be better in the hour he played. (…) If I had known that he (Wahi) was going to score three goals from the start… Coaches’ choices are always open to criticism, especially when we lose, we are always wrong. But that’s life. I will continue to make choices that will not be yours, which will not be those of many people, but they will be mine. Whether I make good ones or not so good ones, they will always be debatable. That’s not the problem, but it’s up to me to make these choices, no one else.” (on Amazon Prime Video)
