Adi Hütter: "We will fight to bounce back" | OneFootball

Disappointed but driven by the desire to continue fighting to bounce back, Adi Hütter and Lamine Camara spoke out after the Monegasques' narrow defeat on the pitch at Lille (1-0).

It was a close call. Defeated in added time away to LOSC (1-0), the players of Adi Hütter did not deserve this result but ultimately lost by the smallest of margins. The Austrian coach and Lamine Camara spoke after the match to analyze the game. 🎙️

Good evening, coach. How do you see this match?

We’re unsatisfied, that’s for sure, we’re disappointed with the defeat. I saw two different halves. I think we were much more dynamic in the first half. We had three good scoring chances, and we have to convert them, especially here in Lille.

In the second half, we gradually lost control of the ball, and I wasn’t satisfied with our performance. Conceding that goal in added time was very tough, but ultimately, LOSC deserved their victory.

What was missing in the second half?

We encouraged Bruno Génésio’s team to press. In certain situations, when we had the opportunity to play forward, we decided to play backwards to build our moves. I think Folarin Balogun was very sharp today, but we weren’t able to find him in the right spaces.

We then lacked aggression, and we were almost always in our own half, which made it difficult to press in a coordinated manner. We need to improve on these points for the next matches.

The triple substitution in the 75th minute was intended to help us win this match. We started the game in a 4-3-3 because Lille are very strong in midfield with André, Mukau, and Bouaddi, then Bentaleb. The idea was to better control them. From my perspective, we managed to do that in the first half. I finally decided to switch to a 4-2-2-2 with Folarin Balogun and Mika Biereth up front. Our goal is always to win, every match. I think a draw would have been acceptable, but we will continue to work and bounce back.

What does the team need to improve?

We can’t be satisfied with our play, but this is only the second game of the season. Besides, the last two years, we lost here before ultimately finishing second and third. We’ll discuss it with the players, and we’ll definitely keep fighting.

What did you think of the Balogun-Biereth duo?

The triple substitution in the 75th minute was intended to help us win this match. We started the game in a 4-3-3 because Lille are very strong in midfield with André, Mukau, and Bouaddi, then Bentaleb. The idea was to better control them.

From my perspective, we managed to do that in the first half. I finally decided to switch to a 4-2-2-2 with Folarin Balogun and Mika Biereth up front. Our goal is always to win, every match. I think a draw would have been acceptable, but we will continue to work and bounce back.

The reaction of Lamine Camara

We knew it was going to be tough because we knew the level of this Lille team. They managed the match well until their goal in added time. We now need to correct these mistakes for the upcoming matches in order to win.