Against Nancy for the 1/32 round of finals, Salma Amani and her teammates were hot. But Fleury's striker had confidence in his team and will even score two important goals for the final victory. His reaction after the match.

 
 

Journalist - A real Cup match with twists. One of your players has been expelled, two penalties have been whistled in your favor. Another was refused in the second period. What do you remember from this match?

We already remember the victory because it was bad for us. We started this game badly. At the end of a quarter of an hour we are at ten against eleven (expulsion of Léonie Multari). So we had to change our system, it was not easy. Today I retain only victory. The most important thing was to pass this round there. We did it. We have a major league match against Bordeaux coming next weekend. We wanted to prepare well and stay in the momentum of the end of the first half of the season.

 

Journalist - In the 45th minute you take a blow of club while conceding a third goal. You try to come back but it did not smile immediately. In the second half, you get two penalties, you return to 3-3 before scoring the fourth goal, that of victory. How did you experience this scenario?

It was very complicated because after a quarter of an hour we started the match very badly ...

 

Football hearts - Was this bad start, this expulsion, due to the excitement of a Coupe de France match?

I do not know. It was a restart match for both teams. So it is also in the head that it is played, the fact of getting back right now in the bath, to say that the holidays are over, that if we lose this match, the Coupe de France is over to we ... It's not like a league game where you have a little more room for error. I think we might have put a little too much pressure. They started the game better than us. To meet at ten after a quarter of an hour, inevitably it destabilizes a little, especially since it is a defender who is excluded. So we have to rework the team.

After it must be said that the Nancéennes have a little "back in" too. There was a lot of physical commitment, a lot of blows, mistakes. It was a pretty chopped match. So it's always difficult to handle this kind of match. The weather conditions were difficult too, a lot of wind in particular. Many parameters have come into play in this game.

 

Football hearts - What was the trigger for you?

I think it's pride! We wanted the hierarchy between the two teams to be respected. We could not lose against a D2, in the first round of the Coupe de France. Even if we are only Fleury, we have just climbed into D1. We had to be respected. It has been a little complicated sometimes. But we caught up well in the second half, we showed what we could do. But we will still have to rework some things (nervous laughter) and get back a little question because we were very lucky too. But we must, we must know how to provoke it and I think we did it well. We had two criminal cases, of course, but we provoked ourselves. And you have to transform them too.

 

Football hearts - Can this match serve you? It's still hard to take three goals in a match?

Yes, and especially to be led 3-1. But what must be remembered is that, even with two goals, we were able to reverse the trend. That's what we have to remember, we still have a mind despite everything. We were very supportive and that's what made us win 4-3 today. It was played in the heads.

 

Soccer hearts - You're a real leader too! I find that you play very well together. Of all the D1 teams, none combine as well as you.

(Laughter). Ah yes ?

 

Soccer hearts - Yes, sincerely. The best combinations of the first part of the season, I think it was you with Julie Rabanne. And I can not understand how you are doing to find you as well.

I do not know myself. (smile) I think that can not be explained. "It feels" actually. There is a "feeling" on the pitch that, with some players, we do not need to know where this or that player is. I think we have the same way of seeing the offensive game. It's a lot easier when you get along with a player. It is true that with Julie Rabanne we get on well. Good, I hope it will continue.

Coeurs de foot - Maintenant il va y avoir Claire Lavogez aussi à côté de toi peut être... 

Oui, et il y a aussi Claire Lavogez qui va arriver... 

Football Hearts - How will you incorporate it into the team?

I think it will be done alone. She's a great player, very technical and that's why I think it's going to be done alone.

 

Soccer hearts - It has a little the same character as you do not?

Yes, well, I do not know her, but I think it'll be great!

 

Soccer Hearts - Have you ever played against her?

Yes Yes ! I also looked a little when she was in France team. But I think it'll do a good thing offensively.

 

Soccer hearts: She just left a professional club. You also left a professional club (EA Guingamp, where it evolved from 2007 to 2017, ed), so you have a similar experience on this subject. Lavogez could have left Lyon a little earlier, as you took the "risk" of leaving the EAG on your side ...

(She cuts) Yes yes for sure, after these are choices to make! Anyway I think both of us will be able to share many things, things that we will learn from each other. It's going to be great, I can not wait for her to come and play together.

 

Soccer hearts: She should play with you against Bordeaux in D1 next weekend?

Yes it would be good ! I can not wait to see what it will give (smile).

 

Soccer hearts: What could you tell us about his game?

I know she's so technical. I think I'll get along with her in the field. But I have never played with her so I can not be sure. But from what I've seen, and knowing my game, I think it can "match" between her and me in the field. And with others too. She is a player who I hope will score goals, who is super efficient and intelligent in her game. She will bring us a lot, especially with all the experience she had to have in Lyon or even before Montpellier, with large pro structures. It will bring us a lot, mentally, technically and tactically.