The first day of D1 has not been easy for the Rodez Aveyron Football team. Defeated by Paris Saint-Germain 5-0, however, we saw a team that wanted to play ball and use the same weapons as the Paris team, and if for now it has not worn his fruits on the ground, the Ruthenoises can hope much more in the next meetings. Hearts Football has reviewed the goals of the club with coach Sébastien Joseph and Captain Marine Haupais.

Sébastien Joseph (Rodez coach): "Tighten to 6th place in the rankings"

Hearts of Football: Beyond the score against PSG, are you satisfied with the reaction of your players?

Sébastien Joseph: "We tried to compete a little athletically with PSG, that's why we had made a big preparation because we knew we would have a first game that would be very difficult in term This game should especially serve us to perform next weekend against Saint-Étienne.We do not use it as a preparation match because it counts in the championship and we are competitors. we come, we want to make results and not take five, but it's true that at half-time when we know that there are 3-0, we know that it's folded. it was also not to take more to not leave with a goal-average too unfavorable.We want to show that we can do more and we could have more opportunities if we were a little more involved on the last We had two or three interesting opportunities, but we wanted to play too fast with c 40-meter strikes that have no hope of succeeding. We must be a little more accurate and a little more lucid in these moments ".

CDF: Is Audrey Cugat's injury serious? We feel that she is important in the team ...

Sébastien Joseph: "This is the depository of our game. She plays in six and she has a large volume of play. We knew she was already a little touched meniscus and she took a big shock on it. of the injury, we will see this after the medical analyzes to know the duration of its unavailability ".

CDF: What are the goals for this season?

Sébastien Joseph: "We play the maintenance, the goal will be to get as many points as possible, and internally, we settled between 6th and 9th place. the club can usually do it, but we still want to try to reach the 6th, and between the 6th and the 9th place, we know very well that sometimes there are only two-three points so it's going to be played on one- In direct confrontations, this is where we have to be good, because if we are not, we will play our support on the last days, and if we are good, we will try to get a little more than usual."

Marine Haupais (captain of Rodez): "We will try to annoy the big teams"

Hearts of Football: First of all a word on the match against PSG?

Marine Haupais: "This match was a great fight, it will serve us for the next games with three decisive games for the start of our game, I am very proud of the team, we have achieved good things against a very good team from Paris Saint-Germain We have taken goals on set pieces of kicks and we have been able to create offensive actions There is positive but there are things to improve It is a good start even if the result is a bit heavy, but do not hold that the negative.We did good things that must continue next weekend.

CDF: "We can still say that there has been an evolution compared to last season?
Marine Haupais: "Of course, we have already evolved on the tactical side, because it is true that we tried to attack and not to defend only." We had possession of the ball and put them in a situation. We were also able to be present on the physical impact, because we have a lot of strength in our game. I find it very encouraging for the future. "

CDF: The goal is the maintenance?

Marine Haupais: "We are in a championship that is becoming more complicated because there are a lot of teams getting closer to the professional world.Our goal will be, above all, the maintenance we want to acquire as quickly as possible. Then we will try to attack the big teams, to annoy them, and finally, why not try to achieve a feat all together because with the strength of the group, anything is possible.

CDF: Is this 2015/2016 season going to be a PSG / OL duel?

Marine Haupais: Yes and no. There are two worlds, that of PSG and Lyon that really get closer to the biggest teams that are in contention in the Champions League, and then there is the rest. There are many teams that are giving more and more conditions for their players to get closer to the professional world and I think it's a good initiative from the clubs. There will always be the world of pros and that of others. As every year, it will be a battle, but I find that the gap is reduced from year to year and it must go in that direction. For Rodez, the next deadline is this Sunday with the reception of St. Etienne. The Ruthenoises will be keen to show the qualities that we have only seen at times during the match against PSG.

Credit photo: Nelson Fatagraf