“I'm happy for Akor”, reactions after MHSC's victory in a friendly match against Martigues

Premier succès pour Arnaud Nordin et le MHSC en match de préparation. Giacomo italiano

L’entraîneur adjoint Franck Rizzetto a mis en avant le premier but inscrit par l’avant-centre Akor Adams à l’occasion du succès (2-1) devant Martigues mercredi 7 août à Grammont.

A first success, a first goal from Akor Adams: Franck Rizzetto, Montpellier's assistant coach, highlighted Montpellier's good evening on the occasion of the victory (2-1) against Martigues (L2) on Wednesday in Grammont during the 5th friendly match.

Franck Rizzetto (Montpellier's assistant coach): « It's our first victory of the season, it's nice. We shouldn't overlook a first victory. We tried to do better in all areas and we did better. Everything is not perfect yet, far from it.

We tried to play, to have less waste and to defend better. We used the width well thanks to the changes of play. We had less technical waste compared to other matches. This allowed us to better connect on the offensive side. I am happy for Akor (Adams, scorer of the goal). It is important that our attacking players are actors of the chances and the goals. It has been a long time since he scored.

Overall, everyone tried to meet the objective of this match, which was to bring intensity and rhythm beyond fatigue. In the second half, we left the ball more to the opponent, but we made the necessary efforts. I hope that we gain momentum, we will continue to work. We will have a final good test on Saturday in Mainz, another worthy opponent, to see our quality. »

"We must not trivialize a victory"

Thierry Laurey (Martigues coach) : « This match was not planned. We accepted Montpellier's offer. Until then, we had not managed to find high-level teams for the friendly matches. It was good to play against a team that caused us problems. It was decided on very little, on a ball that Téji (Savanier) puts deep.

We are learning, we must learn very quickly in the next ten days because we are going to start the competition. The championship is coming a little too early for us because we don't have a lot of resources. As a result, we are forced to wait to recruit. We are currently lacking in attack. We lack efficiency and talent in the attacking sector. It would be good to have new players.

For Montpellier, it was more of a training match. A match that allowed him to win a match. It's good for them to win on a psychological level even against a Ligue 2 team. We must not trivialize a victory. »