Why was Lorient exceeded in this way in Troyes? How? ‘Or’ What stop the bleeding now with five straight losses and nine straight games without a win? And what to do to restart the machine while doubt has won over the collective? Jérôme Hergault, the experienced defender of FC Lorient, stopped at the microphone of France Bleu Breizh Izel on Wednesday evening after the new defeat in Troyes where he found a starting place after two games of suspension.
Not a consistent match on our part, we played intermittently
FBBI: It’s now five defeats in a row after this disturbing performance in Troyes …
Jérôme Hergault: The defeat makes sense. We started the match badly, they have an entry post and then they score very quickly. It’s hard to chase after the entry score, it’s not easy mentally. We didn’t do what we wanted to do. It’s not a consistent match on our part, we played intermittently. The result is logical.
FBBI: Faced with a direct competitor for maintenance, why did the FCL appear so tender, and especially in the first period?
JE: They put more commitment than us. We had some issues between the lines, and we weren’t sure who to look for. When you start to be at a distance, it’s hard to thwart your opponent’s plans. Dingomé’s placement put us in difficulty in the first half. When we went to look for him, they found him between the lines. When we didn’t go, he played in an armchair. He gave us a tactical problem that we solved a little better in the second half, but the damage was already done.
We need to find harmony
FBBI: We feel the group touched by this now long negative spiral …
JE: There is always want to fight. Considering the season lived last year, it would be silly to say today that we are not fighting when we have more points today than last year at the same time.
FBBI: What are the levers to activate, then?
JE: We have to realize that we will have to offer more. All that is envy and determination is obvious. But, football is not just that. We need to find the harmony we had at one time, and we have less now. Whether in the circuits of passes, in the availability, in the desire to combine together rather than everyone sometimes playing their own score.
Maybe we saw each other too good at one point, I don’t know, but it’s a possibility
FBBI: How can we go from a euphoric start to the season to a period when Lorient is not beating its direct competitors like Clermont, Bordeaux, Brest or Troyes?
JE: It’s not a problem of opponents. Football is a delicate balance. Especially when you’re not PSG. They can get by with talent, but we can’t. I repeat, the balance is fragile for us. Maybe we saw each other too good looking at one point, I don’t know, but it’s a possibility. What is certain is thatwe lost our balance. If we had him at the start of the season, I think we will be able to find him. But, to find it, we must offer more by telling ourselves that, in such a situation, we must even more block together. And not to believe, sometimes, that the solution is individual.
FBBI: Do you believe in the burst against Nantes?
JE: We went through this situation last year. We will try to bounce back. We know that the mind is essential, so we must stay the course and fight.