Captain of the Coupe de France match between Metz / Rodez, Audrey Cugat led his Ruthenian team to victory, well supported by Flavie Lemaître. He was questioned at the end of the match to get his feeling.

"It allows us to continue one more tour"

Did you have a good match today?
Yes it was quite intensive so we tried to answer at the level of the duels because it was that imposed on us today. After the score is positive in this match so it's nice, it allows us to continue one more round.

Last Sunday you had a match that was difficult against Guingamp, you suffered a defeat. That's also what boosted you for this match?
After the Cup it's really quite different, we try to take match by match, to try to pass the rounds little by little. While the championship is on a longer term. It is true that Guingamp it has put a little bit mentally to us because we take a goal in the last minutes while we dominate, on a counter. After it was a balanced match, I do not say the opposite ... But this victory makes us good especially to tackle Bordeaux next week.

That Bordeaux is your next match, how do you apprehend?
After that we are always mentally strong enough to face the wall. We won our games on our direct competitors for the maintenance on the first leg, we have to do the same thing on the return phase.

"we had this little help each time, we do not have this year"

There as we had talked with Flavie Lemaître you know a season quite mixed we will say?
Yes after it is a mixed season compared to last year. I think it was rather last season, which was really a very good exercise, where everything was successful, we had this little boost every time we did not this year. Afterwards if we look further, in previous years, it was seasons like this one, where we had moments a little more difficult, we were less regular over the whole season so we must mentally hang on and then we have our destiny in the hands so we will do everything to save ourselves.

I saw that you had played in Toulouse at the beginning of your career, as a reserve team for four seasons, before climbing the ladder and signing at Rodez. These are two clubs that are very related we will say?
Finally me after it is rather special because I grew up in Toulouse, yes I did all my ranges at TFC. I left when we went down to D2, because Rodez called me and I have my family, I was born in the Aveyron so it also allowed me to get closer to my grandparents and relatives. It was especially that side. In the facilities [club Rodez] I find myself so it was a good choice.

"If you do not provoke me, there are no worries."

You are a bit of the most experienced of the workforce Rhone, Metz face you have released your character leadership?
After we were a little jostled so I answer. If you do not provoke me, there are no worries. But it's true that here, if you get pushed while the ball is on the other side of the field, it's just that I'm not going to let myself go, nobody wants to get moved, we is obliged to answer but the whole group has followed. After that I apologize for my last gesture, because I arrived late, and I hurt myself too so no I hope I do not have a bad mind [because of that].

Last question, we saw that you made two appearances in team of France B. It may be a goal for you to return to bring some experience to the group?
Yes, I made some selections. Er (smile) I'm pretty late (laughs) so I'm not sure I'll be level. After that I make my matches in club and then here is not really (smile).

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