Bordeaux is a contender for the title. They have shown they are an efficient team since the start of the season. |
Ever since we started playing in the Champions League we have been waiting for this match. At last, it arrives. I can't wait. The fans are excited, the ticket office has been under siege. This motivates us to do well. |
I remember the match pretty well. Lens gave us a hell of a lot of trouble. They were strong. |
I think we were a little suicidal. |
I will not accept it [to become France's reserve again]. |
I'm not really concerned. We are used to coping with what Champions League matches take out of us. We've learned how to deal with domestic duties after a European Cup outing. |
The fact that we lost one match does not mean we have to change everything. We must carry on. Results will follow. |
The French team is working well now. (Last month's 1-0) victory over Ireland has given us confidence. At one stage the boat did start to take water a bit and was starting to sink. It wasn't a crisis ... a changing of generations, establishing a new status. |
The frustration was difficult to accept. For our part, we want to settle a score. |
The whole of French football is hoping Lyon can achieve something big and we hope to be carried by this euphoria. |
There is no need to start panicking. Our recent results have only confirmed that we are merely human beings. |
This team (Bordeaux) remind me of our side when we were chasing Racing Lens and we eventually snatched the title in 2002. |
We could hardly have expected such a match. It's the first time I have suffered such a blow with Lyon. Now, we mustn't get too worried. |
We have had to deal with a couple of problems. Some training sessions were disrupted by the bad weather and several players got injured. It has only confirmed that the title race is far from over. |
We look at the match on Saturday as an important step on the road towards a fifth title. |