Lucas Chevalier (Lille goalkeeper, after the 3-1 defeat in Paris): “Paris was takeable. We have the chance to open the score and we turn the match around in 10 minutes… We know that we have to play the perfect match when we come here. And we didn’t do it, from the moment we made mistakes that cost us dearly. Behind, we did not do what was necessary. We haven’t been at the level we can be. Honestly, we don’t deserve more this evening (Saturday), but disappointed all the same because there was a bit of space. Two defeats in a row after Lyon in the Coupe de France? Afterwards, we don’t come up against small Ligue 1 teams either (smile). We were beaten twice away against two big teams, there was no alarm. It’s football, you have to know how to win and lose.
(…) We have no margin, we have to be 100% all the time and… try to avoid giving away goals. If we are 100%, we will perform great. If we are only at 90, we might be able to do one from time to time… But if we want to string them together, we have to be ambitious, rigorous. It feels good to lose too. We don’t lose often… It puts your head back on track. Faulty on the first two Parisian goals, was Alexsandro fit to play? He had received a knock, he trained with us yesterday (Friday). Maybe he’s embarrassed, I don’t know, but I don’t think that’s what explains a little mistake. It happens to everyone. He has been impeccable since the start of the season. We’re not going to shoot anyone, we’re going to shoot us, the whole group, and we’re going to leave next week by hosting Le Havre. And we’re going to try to win.”
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