Ligue 1: “We made too many mistakes”, breathes Vieira, “aware of (the) shortcomings” of Strasbourg

Patrick Vieira (Strasbourg coach, after the 3-0 defeat in Paris): “We knew that we should not make any individual mistakes and be lucky to face Paris. But the penalty is cruel and we score a goal disallowed for offside... Unfortunately, fate was not with us to give them at least a little more problem. We knew we had to avoid losing the ball in our half. We were punished by their individual quality when we lost the ball at third base. Young people will have to learn quickly. In the concentration and the discipline, the state of mind, I liked it. The team was ready to compete. We sometimes lacked competitiveness, not there, but we made too many mistakes.

Defensive scheme at the start of the match? Did we have a choice? There was respect for the quality of the team opposite. I am happy with our approach, the players were serious and disciplined. The technical quality of Paris did not allow us to go higher. With their speed, it would have been dangerous… (…) I am convinced of what we are trying to put in place. The results must be better, I know it. Patience is difficult to control from the outside… I am aware of our shortcomings but we will continue to work. The disallowed goal? It was a move in the wrong direction… Even at 1-1, I don’t know if we would have taken one or more points.” (comments collected at a press conference)