Bordeaux (AFP)
Open crisis, results at half mast, the experienced captain of Bordeaux Laurent Koscielny (35) did not take a glove Thursday in front of the press to denounce the behavior of some of his teammates who plague the atmosphere, calling "to do the cleaning "this summer.
QUESTION: Does the speech of your trainer Jean-Louis Gasset still pass?
ANSWER: "For me, yes, he is doing very well, I understand what he says and what he wants for this group. Certainly some do not understand him or no longer understand him. After that we have to go into battle with the people you trust, he will make his choices for the team. Me, I try to bring the maximum to those who want to help this team, this club to progress and to have the best possible results. We have three months left, we have to quickly take the points and then change all that ".
Q: Do you confirm a real fundamental problem within this group?
A: "The atmosphere is average, even very average, you have to be realistic. You are in a group where there are a lot of players at the end of their contract, players who want to leave, who do not make you want to work and to progress. It's difficult to have results. You have to stay with those who want to fight, to give, to progress, to share too. It's the end of the cycle, you have to clean up and be clever in recruiting. That's also why sometimes I can be mean in my words. They are good guys, but at some point it's like in life, if you don't work or if you do not give yourself the means to progress and have goals, you will have nothing and after a while, we will forget you. On that, I have trouble with some, because for me it goes through work . I was instilled with values which are very important in life and even in football and with some, we did not have the same education. I am not going to p
read be friends with everyone, if you don't want to hear it, you don't hear it, there is no problem ”.
Q: We imagine that this is not the situation you dreamed of when you came back to France?
A: "Of course I'm not going to say I'm happy, except outside of football with my family. When I arrive here, I'm unhappy for this group, because there are good guys. . There are some less good guys, but there are good guys all the same and that bothers me in relation to them, because they have this work requirement. We will do the three months, we will take the most points quickly possible and then we will sit around a table and discuss to find out what the ambitions are for next year. There are a lot of players who are going to leave, we know that, I hope that the leaders have started to work on recruiting. There are interesting things to do, smart recruitments for the following season, because there are guys with a lot of exemplary nature who want to help this group, this club. on the same wavelength, I will continue ".
Interview at a press conference
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