‘We saw a catastrophic team’ – OGC Nice’s co-president slams team after Strasbourg defeat | OneFootball

Tension is mounting at OGC Nice. The club currently sit just five points ahead of AJ Auxerre, who occupy the relegation play-off spot. Christophe Pélissier’s side also have a game in hand, whilst the pair will play each other before the end of the campaign. For Nice, there are just six games to secure their safety and morale is low following Saturday afternoon’s 3-1 defeat at the hands of RC Strasbourg Alsace. 

The game was ended as a contest by the end of the first half. Martial Godo, Julio Enciso, and Samir El Mourabet had Le Racing 3-0 up and cruising. Therafter, it was a question of game management, and despite a late Antoine Mendy consolation goal, it was smooth sailing.

Morgan Sanson, in his half-time interview, slammed his side, and the club’s co-president, Maurice Cohen, did the same during a post-match mixed zone interview. “We only played for 10 or 15 minutes in the first half and then we had a lack of confidence. They need to rediscover their energy and their will to fight,” said Cohen.

Cohen added that some players needed to “get their heads straight” and “fight for the club”, with the co-president stating that some of the “attitudes are unacceptable”. 

“We saw a catastrophic team,” added Cohen, who is well aware that his club’s attempts to secure their safety in Ligue 1 could go right down to the wire.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle