After the Coupe de France (1 / 8e), Metz / Rodez, this Sunday we interviewed Sébastien Joseph the coach of Raffettes to have his impression on the outcome of the match. A meeting that was quite satisfactory according to him, while pointing the margins of progress for his team. We also talked about their next opponent who is looming for this weekend, Bordeaux. A direct opponent for the maintenance. Interview.

"We remain on a solid performance despite everything"

It's a rather satisfying match, a 3-1 win, after your defeat last week at Guingamp (1-0)?
Yes, yes there was a lot of frustration with the defeat actually against Guingamp. There, as we say in the Cup "the important thing is the qualification" so we are satisfied to have qualified, after I think that in the content, we could have done much better. In the content it could have been much more satisfying, we lacked movement, availability, we know a little stopped after the first ten minutes where we led 2-0 quickly. That's what I regret a little bit. After the important in a Cup match, this is the qualification, we are still on a solid performance despite everything. Once again, I found a catchy messina team that produces a game that is interesting and not necessarily rewarded for the matches it produces. Since our first leg (win 0-4), I think it's better in our game, it has progressed, maybe it still lacks some experience on some aspects but it was a nice match.

There was a lot of injuries on the side of Metz and more, it also benefited you a little in this meeting, you had a little more your team even if you also have some injuries to lament?
Yes there we also have Sofia Guellati who has crossed paths, we have Anne Sophie Ginestet, Solène Barbance, Laurie Cance, two playmakers, who are absent today too. So that's one more plus, it's always the same, it's binding, now it's true that we have a depth of bench that is quite interesting. We were able to integrate young people who are performing, I think our central hinge with Cathy Couturier and Oceane Daniel who are two 97. Our number 10 who is Angeline Dacosta who is a 99, or Elise Bonet who returned to the midfield who is a 98 so young players too, it's a workforce that is interesting.

"I wish we played the 90 minutes as we played the first 10"

You still have a strong team this season (in view of today's delivery, in particular)?
Yes yes we have a nice team. Here we saw Audrey Cugat, who is the captain, who is important because she is mentally strong, she is good for the whole team and we had a Flavie [Lemaître] rather effective today. That's it, it's been good too. I found Charlene Farrugia very interesting in the game too. We can not point to an aspect in which we were defective but I think we did not make a big match collectively. We made a better performance against Guingamp last week in the content. The D1 dictates that you have to play faster, that you have to be more active, that you have to be more available, that you have to do more races towards the goal as well. I wish we played the 90 minutes as we played the first 10. Many supports support, we sought the depth, after the ball began to circulate less quickly, it generates less movement. If we want to continue to progress we in D1, must absolutely know how to raise our level of play.

There your next meeting is against Bordeaux, you have a week to prepare it, how does it look?
An important match for the maintenance to try to put the direct opponents at a distance. Here we are going to take the time to recover because we just went two long trips for us, Guingamp and Metz. Here is to treat small sores and try to have the most complete staff possible.

Photo: Mica GB M PhootoRafettes