“At Geoffroy-Guichard we can’t be satisfied”

Olivier Dell’Oglio: “We can’t say it’s better than 0-0. At Geoffroy-Guichard we can’t be satisfied with that. Even in content. To get to the heart of the matter, we had a lot of trouble getting the ball up, lack of speed and accuracy, this is an important area of ​​work for us. This meant we didn’t create many chances. We lacked consistency especially up front, that was Cardona’s first, we have to work on the automaticity between passer and receiver. I can’t be satisfied with that, like the public and the players, we have to do better if we want to be ambitious.

We definitely need a bit more time, some players are getting to know each other, others are coming, Yvan (Macon) did well today, he played the whole match, I didn’t think it would be like that. We still need time, and we also need the new blood that must come.

In terms of involvement, I don’t have much to blame them, they are there, they are present, but I ask for more focus, concentration, to be better, so I think there is this link in the game. A good group, a healthy group that wants to progress but they need to be more professional in teaching their team. We saw the Laval team more cohesive, this block moving more together, when they were in trouble, they all grouped together at the back, that’s what we need to find. We have to work and it reflects in the players. When I talk about intelligent players, this is it. (…) Rather than “professionals”, I should talk about intelligence. They are professionals, but at times you have to think very hard about your individual game, the team and the game of your teammates. We need intelligence more than professionalism. I want this reflection in play, that we ask ourselves if we are consistently in good shape. At the end of the match, we must be physically and mentally exhausted because we have to constantly concentrate.

It’s going to happen quickly, which is why we can’t be happy after such a draw at home. We’re running out of time, we’re already in the second half of the season, we don’t have much time to waste. Action, involvement will be essential, if we want to get something to play with we have to pick up the pace or else we will be in a soft belly that is uninteresting.”

The Saint-Etienne coach recognizes that the Greens can lose this match:Yes, it is certain that we could have lost this match. We saw that it could change from a set piece. We could have lost him, we still had Larsneur excellent, luckily we have him because he made some crucial saves in the first half.