Gregory Coupet
Gregory Coupet
Grégory Coupetis French former association football goalkeeper. Throughout his playing career, he represented Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as the France national team...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth31 December 1972
confirmed human merely recent results start
There is no need to start panicking. Our recent results have only confirmed that we are merely human beings.
consider interval lucky minutes ourselves reached respect
We showed them too much respect in the first 20 minutes and we can consider ourselves lucky to have reached the interval level.
achieve carried football french hope hoping
The whole of French football is hoping Lyon can achieve something big and we hope to be carried by this euphoria.
champions fans league motivates office playing since ticket waiting
Ever since we started playing in the Champions League we have been waiting for this match. At last, it arrives. I can't wait. The fans are excited, the ticket office has been under siege. This motivates us to do well.
contender efficient shown since start team
Bordeaux is a contender for the title. They have shown they are an efficient team since the start of the season.
envy except fine judge
We need to judge our level, to learn. It will be a fine match. We have nothing to envy them ... except for their history. It will be 50-50.
blow expected hardly suffered time
We could hardly have expected such a match. It's the first time I have suffered such a blow with Lyon. Now, we mustn't get too worried.
chasing eventually lens racing remind side team title
This team (Bordeaux) remind me of our side when we were chasing Racing Lens and we eventually snatched the title in 2002.
letting maybe mentally paid price
We paid the price for mentally letting go. Maybe we thought we were qualified.
bad confirmed couple deal disrupted far players problems race several title training weather
We have had to deal with a couple of problems. Some training sessions were disrupted by the bad weather and several players got injured. It has only confirmed that the title race is far from over.
carry change fact lost match mean results
The fact that we lost one match does not mean we have to change everything. We must carry on. Results will follow.
fifth match road saturday step towards
We look at the match on Saturday as an important step on the road towards a fifth title.
champions coping cup deal domestic duties european league learned matches
I'm not really concerned. We are used to coping with what Champions League matches take out of us. We've learned how to deal with domestic duties after a European Cup outing.
bit boat changing crisis french given ireland stage start starting team victory water
The French team is working well now. (Last month's 1-0) victory over Ireland has given us confidence. At one stage the boat did start to take water a bit and was starting to sink. It wasn't a crisis ... a changing of generations, establishing a new status.