Ligue 1: "My mission for maintenance is a failure" concedes Pélissier (Auxerre)

Christophe Pélissier (Auxerre coach):

“There is a lot of disappointment for us and for the public who were still there. Seeing players crying in the locker room is hard. It is a difficult job. People only see the glitter. There are ups and downs like tonight. You have to be able to face such moments. Regrets are not tonight. We missed the boat in the last four or five games in which we missed points. We had been lucky enough to go that far because in February everyone saw us at the bottom. And we had that final. The disappointment comes from the fact that we came back and were in front before the last game. It's my first relegation, it's very hard and we want to work very hard not to relive it. I had come for the maintenance mission even if it was difficult. The mission is a failure. That the club was allowed to hope until the end was positive. The players believed in the project that was offered to them when I arrived. They were very involved. We have to analyze coldly and we will see each other with the management of the club. In this match we fell against an opponent far superior to us.