Ligue 1: Pantaloni regrets that his players did not "dare more"

Olivier Pantaloni (coach of Ajaccio, beaten 3-1 in Strasbourg): “We came to try to get a result. The game had started well. Even if we weren’t very dangerous, we managed to contain Strasbourg. It took this penalty for them to take the lead. When you don’t have offensive arguments, the idea is to be solid defensively. We were there until the penalty. The players did not give up. We take a second goal which comes after a fault which seems non-existent to me. It’s a shame because this Strasbourg team, despite all the potential it has, we feel it feverish. We, who must play totally liberated, shouldn’t have dared more. We had a lot of technical waste, which is to be regretted. We have to be able to let go and play without pressure. Today, the issue has disappeared for us. I expect this team to free itself completely. We will try to play to the end to score points for fun. We can perhaps set ourselves the challenge of finishing 17th. We knew that this season would be difficult, it is up to us to finish as best as possible.