At the Beaujoire stadium,
Three days after the sanctions pronounced by the disciplinary commission following the incidents against OM, the Niçois were frankly manhandled in Nantes on Sunday afternoon (5 p.m.). But, in the end, they retain their invincibility, manage to win (2-0) and leave once again with three points on the clock. Enough to
move up the rankings (with one game less) and already place himself as one of the main contenders for the podium this season.
“If I had been told at the break that the team was going to win, I would not have believed it, smiles Christophe Galtier, the coach of OGC Nice. We missed a lot of things, we suffered a big storm. We had success. And our collective efforts have been rewarded with two fine goals. Will it be a founding match? I do not know. But the team made a very good start to the championship. “
Dante evokes an “injustice”
If the attackers have taken care of their statistics this Sunday (a goal from Dolberg, a goal from Gouiri, an assist from newcomer Delort), it is also the defenders who have been shining for more than a month in Nice. Not the slightest pawn cashed in five matches. A first for the club. “As a defender that makes me proud, of course,” said Brazilian Dante. But I have already said that to succeed a clean sheet it depends on the whole team. All the players have worked hard. It will give us confidence. “
📊 0 – Walter Benitez (@benitezwalterok) is now the only goalkeeper not to have conceded a goal in the 5 major European championships #FCNOGCN pic.twitter.com/9RjBbOQFTt
– Opposite Hand (@_MainOpposee) September 12, 2021
According to Christophe Galtier, the Riviera workforce would not be particularly affected by the sports sanctions pronounced in the middle of the week. “I did not feel the group affected, explains the former Lille coach. He was rather focused. Carrying it away tonight, while being abused, keeps us in a dynamic state. “Captain Dante all the same evokes an” injustice “. “You must not lower your head, work hard,” he comments. Now we will try to get as much as possible. “