The 25-year-old believes that Les rouges et blancs will give tough time to their opponent in the upcoming season following their promotion to the Ligue 1
After an absence of 33 years, six-time champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 have returned to the top tier of French football and good things are expected from them in the upcoming season.
Reims’ defender, Anthony Weber, has set his sights on helping his club stay in the Ligue 1. The Frenchman has stated that the players are excited at the prospect of playing in Ligue 1 and they are looking forward to the start of the season.
While talking to reporters, the centre-back said that their main aim is to get as many points as they can from their early fixtures. Reims will take on the likes of Montpellier, Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain in the opening two months of the season.
“We know how important our start to the season will be and, like last year, we want to get as many points on the board as early as possible,” the 25-year-old defender told reporters.
Weber said that Stade de Reims are an inexperienced side and have just returned to the top tier of the French football. It will be tough for them to rival the top guns in the league but the centre-back is optimistic about his team’s chances in the upcoming
season.
"We do not have the strength or the experience of our rivals, so we will have to compensate for that with spirit and determination."
Stade de Reims’ coach, Hubert Fournier, stated that the priority is to avoid relegation in their first season back, but wants his players to play an exciting and beautiful game in the process.
"Of course we need to make sure we stay in Ligue 1 but we also need to live up to the high standards set by this club in terms of image and behaviour,” said the coach.
The coach said that Reims is a big club with rich history and his players will follow the example set by their predecessors.
Les rouges et blancs will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 in their opening fixture of the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign.
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