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It was a night to forget at Stade http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Du-c11689 Hainaut for the Marseille coach, as he witnessed his side’s impressive winning streak brought to end by Les Atheniens.
Following an impressive start to the season, the Rhone giants were brought down to earth on Sunday by a spirited Valenciennes side. It was Marseille’s first defeat under their new coach, Elie Baup, and the boss is not pleased with the result.
While talking to reporters, the Marseille coach stated that he doesn’t have a lot to say on the loss, and it just wasn’t their day. Baup added that there were a lot of things which can be blamed for his side’s poor showing and to point out a single thing
would be wrong.
Praising his opponents, the 57-year-old said that Valenciennes were really impressive on the pitch, and they made life difficult for them. The coach added that his players weren’t confident on the field and they didn’t play to their potential.
"There is both a lot and not a lot to say. The first quarter-hour, our opponents suffocated us, we didn't manage to put anything together, and we really started the game badly all over the pitch.”
The former Toulouse coach said that to concede four goals in a single game is never a good sign for any team, and Marseille need to improve quickly in that area if they want to win the Championelle this season.
“It's tough to concede four goals in a single game when before we had conceded once in six. We have to look forward without forgetting what's happened in our first seven games of the season.”
Baup added that nothing went their way against Valenciennes and it was a bad night for his side.
”Nothing worked today, we didn't take things lightly though. Our opponents pressed us, and deprived us of the ball, and we were also dominated in the air.”
Olympique de Marseille will host the mighty Paris Saint-Germain in their next league game at Stade Velodrome.
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