“I have the blue thread that touched the red thread”: Jean-Louis Gasset returns to his expulsion against Lille

“Cette action devant mes yeux m'a fait disjoncter. Cela arrive à tout âge”, a plaidé Jean-Louis Gasset après son expulsion contre Lille. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

Before the trip to Lens where he will be suspended, this Sunday, December 8 for the 14th day of Ligue 1, Jean-Louis Gasset talks about his outburst, last Sunday at La Mosson, and his hopes as the winter transfer window approaches.

Transfer window, disciplinary committee, behavior of the defense, need for a change of direction away from home: Montpellier coach Jean-Louis Gasset explained himself this Friday, December 6 before the trip to Lens on Sunday (3 p.m.) during the 14th day of Ligue 1.

Reinforcements for the winter transfer window ?

“I don't have the same money in my pocket as Lyon last year. We're working, we're going to adapt to the situation. Anything can happen during this transfer window. We went before the DNCG on Tuesday, December 10, so we'll have a trend. I know the club can sell players. We'll then have to adapt to curb the sporting and financial aspects.”

Away trigger

“We'll have to find it. For the moment, we've lost to two competitors in our championship but the content was good. In Le Havre or Saint-Etienne, we had the opportunity to take points, but we didn't. On Sunday, the step is a little higher, because Lens is a good team. It was built to play the preliminary round of the European Cup. In the past, all the teams that didn't qualify have weighed down their start to the season a little. But Bollaert remains Bollaert, Lens remains Lens. It will be a difficult match.”

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New Lens ?

“Lens changed its playing system in Reims, it's all new. It played with a four-man defense while its predecessor played with three. He wanted to be in continuity at the start, today he is achieving his convictions. He is adapting to this group and he is finding the right formula. Their match in Reims was good. Lens still has the same values, still the same physical strength. When we go to Lens, it is always a fight. We will have to respond present in the fight to try to disrupt them.”

Jean-Louis Gasset, sent off against Lille, had finished the match on the edge of the stands. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

Defense in progress

“We can't say it's good, but we'll say it's better. We didn't concede any chances against Lille. We conceded two goals from two penalties. The problem is everywhere. When a team is last in the championship, it's not just in defense. We try to defend better and then do more damage on the counterattack. In Saint-Etienne, we have the situations. If we had opened the scoring, it wouldn't have been the same match. We need the scenario to turn in our favor.”

Frustration after Lille

“It's not frustrating because we did the job. We stood up to Lille against whom we were 2-1. There are questionable facts of the game. If Coulibaly is not sent off, we can win. After his expulsion, we can lose. We are progressing, we feel it in training. The physique is progressing, the confidence is progressing. The players are better and therefore more sure of themselves. We are arriving in the money-time of the first part where the team is good.”

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Absence on the bench

“Ghislain (Printant, assistant) will be on the bench. For my part, I will be with the video analysts up in the stands and in close collaboration with the bench. It's rare that I'm up there, but I deserve it. There was a bit of an overflow. I wanted to explain myself to the people on the disciplinary committee. In my forty-year career, I've had to go through it three or four times. That's once every ten years, there are worse people than me. I have the blue wire that touched the red wire. This action in front of my eyes made me lose my mind. It happens to everyone age.

Explanations before the disciplinary committee

“It's a whole. It was necessary to give a history of my arrival, my attachment to the club, my retirement… Furthermore, I explained that there had just been five penalties in three matches. Three against us confirmed by the VAR, two for us cancelled by the VAR. The chairman of the committee told me not to fall into paranoia with my experience. He was right. I said to myself: stop getting upset.”

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