Fifth in the D1 championship last year, the EA Guingamp had legitimate ambitions for this new season. With one of the most complete and promising groups in the league, the EAG has so far failed to find the right carburation. Current eighths of D1, the reds and blacks are in trouble. Faustine Robert, one of the great hopes of the club, came back for Hearts of football, on the beginning of mixed season of his team as well as on his personal situation in Brittany.

Hearts of football: Guingamp makes a first part of season sawtooth with an 8th place in the key, according to you, what has it missed you so far?

Faustine Robert: "I honestly do not know why and how we got there. We are aware of having a good group, certainly the best squad for a few years in Guingamp. Unfortunately the results do not follow. We must miss a little desire and concentration, it does not correspond to us. "

CDF: What were the goals set by the club at the beginning of the season? Has the speech changed since?

FR: "The goal is to keep our fifth place and try why not reach the fourth. With a lot of ambitions, it is true that to continue our progression the fourth place would be good.
No, the speech has not changed. We keep the same goal. After, as the coach told us, we must give ourselves the means to make the efforts collectively. We must always question ourselves. Only then can we move forward and achieve better results. "

CDF: Do you think that the Guingamp club is still very far from the top clubs of D1 that are Montpellier - Juvisy - Paris or Lyon?

FR: "Very far ... no. For example the match against Montpellier (lost 3-0), we do not deserve this score. Against Juvisy the same, we deserve the draw and we take a silly goal that disrupts us behind ... I think we will get a good result against one of the two teams in the second half of the season. After Lyon it's untouchable. We still hope but the more it goes and the harder it is to get a result ... The PSG does not make me so scared that we have the means even if it's complicated. "

CDF: What do you think the club lacks to take a step?

FR: "I do not know ... We lack the professional structure to benefit from the same structures as the men's team; with the kines, the doctors among others. A professional status in short. After course people will talk about money but I think it is this status that could move us forward. It would be necessary to live football, to get up and to train, to eat at the club, to do the care if necessary. A life of high level athlete, as in Lyon. "

CDF: This weekend you play against Rodez. A good result would go up the rankings, is this already a very important match for the club against a direct competitor?

 FR: "Yes it's a very important match to get up already. We remain on another defeat (3-0 against Juvisy). It's important in the head especially. And then to win this fifth place at the end of the season, this game is vital. If we do not catch the points we lose against teams like Lyon or Paris against teams like Rodez, it's complicated for the future ... "

CDF: We see that this season Guingamp have trouble scoring, with only 8 goals scored in 10 days ... How do you explain this lack of success?

 EN: "This is the big question ... At training we score great goals, we succeed all our actions even in complex situations, while in match we will have a face-to-face said" easy "and we miss it. Maybe the pressure ... In any case, it's in the head that it happens. This is our big problem this season. Against Juvisy we miss two more chances before conceding the first goal ... We are a little hard at this level and inevitably it is complicated to make results without scoring. "

CDF: Personally, what are your ambitions for this season?

FR: "I think that as any player with ambition, it is to reach the team of France A. It is something that I do not forget. This season, I have the chance to play after all my injuries last year. I fight every game for that too. "

CDF: Do you think you are still far from the "France" group?

FR: "I do not know at all. I know there are very good players in my position so I still need to work. But I work for and of course, I do not lose hope. "

CDF: Your team-mate Clarisse Le Bihan scored twice against Albania on Friday night with the Bleues and a new goal against Greece on Tuesday; necessarily it must motivate you even more?

FR: "Yes it motivates, it makes you want. After I am very happy for Clarisse it will give him confidence. It's positive for Guingamp too. The coach has seen a lot of games Guingamp, after they did not tell me if it was for me or not ... "

CDF: Do you think you have more responsibilities this season within the club?

JR: "I know the coach relies a lot on me since last year I had some physical problems. After that it's my character to move everyone and move to myself. With Sarah M'barek, just a little look to understand so it necessarily helps. But I'm still the same, I do not take my head I'm here to work and help the EAG. I have always been hard on myself and it helps me a lot. It is therefore beneficial for the team. "

CDF: At the end of the season, do you think a start is possible or is not envisaged at all?

EN: "Normally I should have a meeting soon on this subject. After I know I still have a year of contract, but it's true that it's difficult. There I am with Guingamp I finish the season I will give everything and then after, we will see. Maybe I will "explode" in the second half of the season and a big club will want me ... But it's still unclear at this stage of the season. "

CDF: Do you have a club that makes you dream in France or in Europe?

FR: "In France inevitably Lyon. Abroad it would be more England. It's a football that could match me and it's still an amazing experience to play abroad. "

CDF: Difficult question but ... What do you think are your main qualities on a field?

 EN: "My qualities ... I have trouble talking about it, but coaches most often point out this rage, this rage to want to win. I am very bad loser so I have this desire to win and do well in every training and every game. Some will also say my speed, but a lot of players are fast so ... "

CDF: Conversely what are the areas where you think you still have to work?

FR: "I think I need to gain experience and maturity. I am still a young player. I should also try to work on my size and my head game is not great! "

CDF: Finally, to conclude, what is your best memory as a footballer since your arrival in Brittany?

FR: "The home victory in the Coupe de France against Paris. I still remember it! "

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