Jacques Santini
Jacques Santini
Jacques Santiniis a former football player and manager. He played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He has coached the French national team - winning the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 - and clubs including Olympique Lyonnais...
best came chances goals great similar situations strange teams took victory
It was a strange game, all the best chances came from similar situations and all the goals came from set pieces. We got the victory and I congratulate my players. But it took two teams to make it a great match.
ball dribble line past score
Does he need to score a hat-trick in every match? ... Does he need to get the ball from the half-way line and dribble past everyone?
knock suffered
Claude suffered a knock on the shoulder, but it's not serious,
bad others
If you look at the others you would see that we are not in such a bad situation,
players positive present respond
The players always respond present at big matches, that is a positive sign.
concerned
We are only concerned with what we have to do,
eye manchester opportunity seize united until wait
We did not wait until he went to Manchester United to have an eye on him, ... He and Peguy can seize the opportunity to show they are more than replacement solutions...
member observed technical
We have had them (Greece) observed by a member of our technical staff,
few physical pressure step
There is a lot of fatigue, so we need to take things step by step, ... There is a lot of physical and psychological pressure when you play every few days.
physically players relax
It is important for the players to relax physically and also psychologically,
asking excellent players standard themselves
Players of that standard are always asking themselves questions, ... This is because they want to be excellent all the time.
cannot expecting goals matches people three title win
Some people are expecting us to win all our matches by two or three goals because we are the title holders. This cannot happen.
abandoned maybe needs playing three training
Marcel needs maybe two or three training sessions to be operational for 90 minutes, but he has not abandoned the idea of playing (in the competition).
england pressure
We are the favorites, so there can not be much more pressure, ... Am I preoccupied by England? No. There is also pressure on them, they know what they have to do.