Ligue 1. Michel Der Zakarian: “We found a real team”, “now we will have to win against Paris”, after the MHSC victory in Nice

Les joueurs de Michel Der Zakarian ont récolté de précieux points à Nice. MIDI LIBRE – JEAN-MICHEL MART

L'entraîneur du MHSC était forcément satisfait après la victoire de ses joueurs à Nice (1-2), vendredi en ouverture de la 25e journée de Ligue 1.

Michel Der Zakarian, entraîneur du MHSC :"We were in a bad position. But we came to win. We had a very good match. The team worked well collectively. We created situations for ourselves. Nice had never conceded a goal from a corner. We worked on set pieces this week and we executed them well.

That's what we expected of them, to fight together, we were very compact even if we equalized after the first goal. Hefti was already injured, he didn't warn us before and is late for the center. This is what we expected from the players, that we have this reaction. To win you have to defend well, when you have a team that fights together, defends well, we are able to create situations, which we did well this evening.

We always expect from everyone. It’s not just Khazri. Everyone must raise their level of play. When collectively everyone works for the team, wants to defend, that’s the basis. This evening we defended well and we attacked well at the back, we didn't lose the ball very quickly like in Rennes for example. We found a real team.

Now we will have to win against Paris. Football, you have to believe in yourself. It’s good to have a little success too. But we provoked her, that’s what’s interesting."