After the unexpected decision of VGA Saint-Maur to push his coaches to the exit and the reaction of their players, who decided to strike until further notice, Captain Saint-Maurienne, Leila Meflah, agreed to return to the current situation.

CDF: Can you explain what happened this afternoon at La Roche?

"The management spoke with the coach on Thursday, she made him understand that he was no longer welcome in Saint-Maur and that he could leave." He did not want to tell us before the match against La Roche to let us prepare and make our match quietly.It is not the result at La Roche (1-4 defeat) that caused this decision.

CDF: By reaction, all the players decided to stop training and strike ...

"He basically told us that this week, he would not be here to see how it goes in. In the logic, Dani (Danilson da Cruz, also coach of the VGA, Ed) followed saying he would continue And all the players directly decided not to do the training and not play the match of the next weekend (against Lyon, ed) if we did not leave our coachs.We started a project with they want to finish with them, of course, there are no results, we are not ranked well, but we still have a group, we want to finish it, if today they decide that the coaches do not will not continue with us, so we will not continue with the club and everyone agrees on it. "

CDF: How is the team mentally after the setback at La Roche (1-4) and that?

"Frankly, it's hard, already the backhand to La Roche 4-1, in a game for maintenance.We have a good foot already in D2.After, as we say, nothing is played.And then all that ... morale has taken a hit, we've all been touched, sincerely it's hard, it's been four years, we're working to get there, to make this project a success, and when we see that we decide to take us out the door like that, it's not right, but the band is really very touched, when we learned it, we all cried, I know there are more things serious in life, but it really, really touched us. "

CDF: The group remains very close to its coaches ...

"Ah yes totally, I personally love football, I've been doing it for 15 years, it's my last year, I do not want to stop like that, but if I have to stop, I'll support my coaches 100%."

CDF: Who made the decision to push the coach to the exit?

"This is the direction of the VGA Saint-Maur, so we're waiting for answers this week to see if we still have a chance to keep this club there and continue, or else 'will stop for everyone in December.'

CDF: If the coaches do not stay, the future of the team is clearly questioned?

"I want to say the future of the club.If we do not have our coaches, frankly, I think there will be more VGA Saint-Maur.Clearly, and it really touched the girls. Especially Régis and Dani, they are people who have been fighting for us for four years, they have done a remarkable job, they put the club together like no other, and that's what I think Saint-Maur is. Real family, we all meet, we enjoy being together and today, maybe it will be over, it's a shame, it's what really touches us the most, because we lived well together despite the lack of results, I really hope they will come back on their decision and that it will not stop like this. "

CDF: The team shows how much it stays in solidarity all the same ...

"It's the main thing that we stay together, we do not forget what they did for us, and if we got there, it's not by chance. In any case, this week, we will not train.For the game of Lyon, for now we do not go unless it gets better by then.We will see for the future.

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