After the success of his team on the field of Saint-Etienne (2-0), Yannick Chandioux, the coach of Dijon gave us his first impressions. A victory that puts his team in a leading position and favorable for the accession to the D1 at the end of the season, even if the road is still long to be there.


The cards we have from the beginning, now we still have a match in Grenoble, we still have matches that will be dangerous. And what I said to my players before this game is that we lose or win, the season will be long and I maintain that. I'm starting to have a little experience and I will not let that go.

When you're in front of today, it's the only fear, to release a little pressure [because we think we already have the climb]. Because Saint-Etienne will probably win the next matches.


A word on the entry of Marina Josserand, who replaced Laura Bouillot exit on injury?

Marina for two months is getting better. I told her several times that she is not very far from scratching something. We must also congratulate her because since the beginning of the season it's not easy for her, she was still titular at the beginning, and today she is no longer when she lets go and I'm really happy for her to have unblocked the situation today. She shows me that she will apply also in the future to play a little more and it is good for her and for us.


We felt that your team had a speech at half-time that pushed them to get this victory against Saint-Etienne.

I think the pressure of the match, the difficult terrain, greasy, bumpy, that automatically there was a little more technical waste. I also think that during the match we took an athletic ascendancy, which allowed us to come out a little more cleanly and to put them in danger. That was also a key today and I think we showed that physically we were really there.


We also noticed that you wanted to quickly project ahead and try to disrupt this team of Saint-Etienne.

I think that in the first leg (lost 2-3) we had not found the solutions easily. We had a game plan [today], and the girls have really respected it, it does not always work but they have been on top of that. We wanted to make them run towards their goal, we wanted to play a little bit in their backs and the recovery was effective in this area.


Fatoumata Baldé also unblocked the situation today for the team? Because we saw that the team of Saint-Etienne wanted to block on each ball.

Fatou it can be a weapon when she is in full confidence and it is true that during the first half, it was not sufficiently seen. We saw it during the game better and better and it's still she who unlocks things, since she is on both actions goals.


We saw a lot of approximation, especially in the first period. How do you explain it?

I think there was tension, I also asked and it may be my fault, the girls not necessarily to be "beautiful" [on the way of playing], it was necessary to be effective, pragmatic in some situations and I think we have been. We played with conditions, we played against the opponent, with qualities that we have not always but today we showed a wide enough range. It may be that at times there was a bit of waste, especially in the first half. But during the match, we also used Saint-Etienne and then it paid off.


It's a revenge for you this match, in addition it puts you in a position of leader?

I do not like the word revenge, I just know that in the first leg we missed something, and it's not with respect to Saint-Etienne, we really wanted to win this game. And then for the purpose [of climbing] it was necessary to win that one. It was important for us to win it to keep the cards in hand.


We felt a real homogeneity also in your team. Is that also the strength of Dijon?

I worked a lot on managing emotions on this match, because it could be a key too and I think the girls managed the event well despite some technical waste sometimes, especially in the first half as I I said. I think finally that we better apprehended the match.


Is the D1 already projected in the head, little by little?

No, no I insist on it there are many more games (six in total before the end of the championship).

After the success of his team on the field of Saint-Etienne (2-0), Yannick Chandioux, the coach of Dijon gave us his first impressions. A victory that puts his team in a leading position and favorable for the accession to the D1 at the end of the season, even if the road is still long to be there. The cards we have from the beginning, now we still have a match in Grenoble, we still have matches that will be dangerous. And what I said to my players before this game is that we lose or win, the season will be long and I maintain that. I'm starting to have a little experience and I will not let that go. When you're in front of today, it's the only fear, to release a little pressure [because we think we already have the climb]. Because Saint-Etienne will probably win the next matches. A word on the entry of Marina Josserand, who replaced Laura Bouillot exit on injury? Marina for two months is getting better. I told her several times that she is not very far from scratching something. We must also congratulate her because since the beginning of the season it's not easy for her, she was still titular at the beginning, and today she is no longer when she lets go and I'm really happy for her to have unblocked the situation today. She shows me that she will apply also in the future to play a little more and it is good for her and for us. We felt that your team had a speech at half-time that pushed them to get this victory against Saint-Etienne. I think the pressure of the match, the difficult terrain, greasy, bumpy, that automatically there was a little more technical waste. I also think that during the match we took an athletic ascendancy, which allowed us to come out a little more cleanly and to put them in danger. That was also a key today and I think we showed that physically we were really there. We also noticed that you wanted to quickly project ahead and try to disrupt this team of Saint-Etienne. I think that in the first leg (lost 2-3) we had not found the solutions easily. We had a game plan [today], and the girls have really respected it, it does not always work but they have been on top of that. We wanted to make them run towards their goal, we wanted to play a little bit in their backs and the recovery was effective in this area. Fatoumata Baldé also unblocked the situation today for the team? Because we saw that the team of Saint-Etienne wanted to block on each ball. Fatou it can be a weapon when she is in full confidence and it is true that during the first half, it was not sufficiently seen. We saw it during the game better and better and it's still she who unlocks things, since she is on both actions goals. We saw a lot of approximation, especially in the first period. How do you explain it? I think there was tension, I also asked and it may be my fault, the girls not necessarily to be "beautiful" [on the way of playing], it was necessary to be effective, pragmatic in some situations and I think we have been. We played with conditions, we played against the opponent, with qualities that we have not always but today we showed a wide enough range. It may be that at times there was a bit of waste, especially in the first half. But during the match, we also used Saint-Etienne and then it paid off. It's a revenge for you this match, in addition it puts you in a position of leader? I do not like the word revenge, I just know that in the first leg we missed something, and it's not with respect to Saint-Etienne, we really wanted to win this game. And then for the purpose [of climbing] it was necessary to win that one. It was important for us to win it to keep the cards in hand. We felt a real homogeneity also in your team. Is that also the strength of Dijon? I worked a lot on managing emotions on this match, because it could be a key too and I think the girls managed the event well despite some technical waste sometimes, especially in the first half as I I said. I think finally that we better apprehended the match. Is the D1 already projected in the head, little by little? No, no I insist on it there are many more games (six in total before the end of the championship).
After the success of his team on the field of Saint-Etienne (2-0), Yannick Chandioux, the coach of Dijon gave us his first impressions. A victory that puts his team in a leading position and favorable for the accession to the D1 at the end of the season, even if the road is still long to be there. The cards we have from the beginning, now we still have a match in Grenoble, we still have matches that will be dangerous. And what I said to my players before this game is that we lose or win, the season will be long and I maintain that. I'm starting to have a little experience and I will not let that go. When you're in front of today, it's the only fear, to release a little pressure [because we think we already have the climb]. Because Saint-Etienne will probably win the next matches. A word on the entry of Marina Josserand, who replaced Laura Bouillot exit on injury? Marina for two months is getting better. I told her several times that she is not very far from scratching something. We must also congratulate her because since the beginning of the season it's not easy for her, she was still titular at the beginning, and today she is no longer when she lets go and I'm really happy for her to have unblocked the situation today. She shows me that she will apply also in the future to play a little more and it is good for her and for us. We felt that your team had a speech at half-time that pushed them to get this victory against Saint-Etienne. I think the pressure of the match, the difficult terrain, greasy, bumpy, that automatically there was a little more technical waste. I also think that during the match we took an athletic ascendancy, which allowed us to come out a little more cleanly and to put them in danger. That was also a key today and I think we showed that physically we were really there. We also noticed that you wanted to quickly project ahead and try to disrupt this team of Saint-Etienne. I think that in the first leg (lost 2-3) we had not found the solutions easily. We had a game plan [today], and the girls have really respected it, it does not always work but they have been on top of that. We wanted to make them run towards their goal, we wanted to play a little bit in their backs and the recovery was effective in this area. Fatoumata Baldé also unblocked the situation today for the team? Because we saw that the team of Saint-Etienne wanted to block on each ball. Fatou it can be a weapon when she is in full confidence and it is true that during the first half, it was not sufficiently seen. We saw it during the game better and better and it's still she who unlocks things, since she is on both actions goals. We saw a lot of approximation, especially in the first period. How do you explain it? I think there was tension, I also asked and it may be my fault, the girls not necessarily to be "beautiful" [on the way of playing], it was necessary to be effective, pragmatic in some situations and I think we have been. We played with conditions, we played against the opponent, with qualities that we have not always but today we showed a wide enough range. It may be that at times there was a bit of waste, especially in the first half. But during the match, we also used Saint-Etienne and then it paid off. It's a revenge for you this match, in addition it puts you in a position of leader? I do not like the word revenge, I just know that in the first leg we missed something, and it's not with respect to Saint-Etienne, we really wanted to win this game. And then for the purpose [of climbing] it was necessary to win that one. It was important for us to win it to keep the cards in hand. We felt a real homogeneity also in your team. Is that also the strength of Dijon? I worked a lot on managing emotions on this match, because it could be a key too and I think the girls managed the event well despite some technical waste sometimes, especially in the first half as I I said. I think finally that we better apprehended the match. Is the D1 already projected in the head, little by little? No, no I insist on it there are many more games (six in total before the end of the championship).
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