Beaten 4-2 by Bastia, this Monday at the Stade Océane, wouldn’t the HAC have suffered too much disappointment? From this match with a crazy, crazy, crazy scenario, the Le Havre may well never recover. ” I am terribly disappointed by what happenedsighs coach Paul Le Guen. I have trouble explaining it to myself. »
How to explain that a team that was leading 2-0 after a good quarter of an hour, thanks to two penalties from Abdelli and Abline, can collapse to this point? How to explain that a team renowned for its defensive solidity can concede four goals in front of its public against a candidate for maintenance?
” We lacked humility at 2-0, with little things we are not used to doing, parasitic gesturesbluntly recognizes midfielder Alexandre Bonnet. We let them put their heads back in the game, when they were in agony. We saw ourselves as too beautiful, we did not sufficiently respect football and its fundamentals. »
Still no victory in 2022
The facts are there. The Ciels and Marines are still chasing success in 2022. In the five matches they have played since the start of the year, they have only taken three points out of a possible fifteen (3d, 2d). And it’s been nearly four months since they won at home, where their last six performances ended in three defeats and three draws. A course obviously unworthy of a contender for the leading roles.
Blame it on me, not the players. Paul LeGuen
” I do not absolve myself of my responsibilitiesadds Paul Le Guen. I don’t intend to charge players, I feel guilty. On the mental aspect, I have questions about the staff, for me, it’s our role, we’re working on it. When you are leading 2-0, the team is playing better and better, and it escapes you without seeing any obvious reason for it, it is very disturbing. How can we change so much, when we are usually extremely strong? It’s hard to swallow… But it’s me who should be blamed, not the players. This is the message I want to send to the supporters. We have to manage, me first, to give this club a different desire, a culture of winning which allows us to obtain what Bastia has shown. »
Admittedly, after 24 days, the Ciels and Marines are still in 6th position, four points from the Top 5, but it is quite obvious that as things stand, it is much more fear of slipping in the standings than hope. to win a few places waiting for them.
Surely in overdrive since the start of the season, the people of Le Havre give the impression of letting go at all levels: collectively, technically and mentally. The HAC may finally be in its place, capable of a few brilliant strokes, but far too inconsistent over time.
And the next step says nothing worthwhile. Because it is in Toulouse, on the lands of the leader, that the Sky and Marine are expected on Monday, February 21. “ Football requires energy, a capacity to rebound. It’s going to be complicated, but you have to get up and go back to fighting », advocates Paul Le Guen.