“For some, the level is too high,” said Didier Digard, coach of Le Havre, beaten 5-1 in Marseille

“If we tell you that the HAC has sometimes been ridiculous, do you share that impression?

Yes, I think that today, even if it’s a big team up front, we didn’t show a face that deserves to be in Ligue 1. At least not to the level that we were able to. see our competitors this weekend.

What did you say to your players? We felt the walls shake.
No, it was the president who spoke. Simply on the state of mind, on the duels. To lose a fight, you have to at least fight. There, in the duels, it was really too little. Even if they are powerful, we didn’t show a state of mind at all, especially after the first goal… We feel that with the slightest shot we take, we don’t have the mentality. The series of defeats weighs on the mind, for some, the level is too high. The entrants tried. There is desire. But there has to be more. Mentally, the players are impacted, they are not ready to react after difficult shots.

As it stands, does the HAC have the weapons to hope to survive?
If our wounded do not return very quickly, we will be in great difficulty. We greatly need the return of players who have this power profile, like Arouna (Sangante), Josué (Casimir), Issa (Soumaré). We must be much more present in the duels.

The gap has widened with the competitors (3 points behind the jump-off) and looks like an abyss…
The abyss was made in a weekend. We have to stop hoping for bad things from others, we have to accept the position we are in and that we have to do better. Today, what we are offering is not enough for Ligue 1.”