Stéphan (Strasbourg) remobilized his players “in a fairly manly way” at halftime

Julien Stéphan (Strasbourg coach, author of a draw in Nice 1-1, Sunday afternoon):

“We had a great second half. We took the lead on our opponent. We started the match well with two great opportunities. Then the goal hurt us. Until half-time, then, it did not look like what we wanted to do. We were late in the duels, we were not good tactically. At half-time, we rectified and remobilized everyone in a fairly manly way. And above all, we asked everyone to play and suggest moves. In the second half, we were very consistent in many areas, especially tactically. We were consistent and solid. It is Strasbourg that we want to see this season. I saw a dynamic, courageous, ambitious and aggressive team. At the end of the game, it was going from one goal to another. For a second day of Ligue 1, it’s a match with a lot of qualities. We had two very difficult first matches against Monaco and Nice. We open our counter. It’s good. Unsurprisingly, there are still differences in the physical condition of the team. But we have just played two high intensity matches.