Montpellier: victory in Ajaccio, the return of Der Zakarian … the secrets of Joris Chotard

Since the return of Michel Der Zakarian, Montpellier is an excellent dynamic. After a disappointing first half of the season, the Paillade club remains on five games without defeat (four wins and a draw) including a major success on the lawn of AC Ajaccio (1-0), last Sunday, during the twenty-seventh day of Ligue 1. At the microphone of France Blue Heraultthe young Pailladin midfielder, Joris Chotard, who returned to this victory against the promoted, also mentioned the return of Michel Der Zakarian.

The victory against AC Ajaccio:

“It’s complicated to come here, we knew that we shouldn’t lose and it’s even better because we managed to win. It’s good. In the first half, we made too many technical errors but we were able to stay solid, we were able to hunker down so as not to concede any chances.In the second half, we were technically more accurate, which allowed us to score this goal while remaining solid behind. […] This ongoing series is very good. We manage to keep our defensive principles, our block principles and we see it on the pitch. In the last five games, we only conceded one goal and that was against Lens. This bodes well for the future. We must continue to follow these principles and it will help us for the rest of the season.”

The return of Michel Der Zakarian:

“The coach is right, it’s the players who put the ingredients on the pitch but precisely, with the return of the coach, he was able to bring us the ingredients we needed, he put us back in the bath by passing on to us the fundamentals that we must apply on the pitch. I think we knew how to do it but we managed to find it. We went up a notch in intensity, in aggressiveness… Even technically, if that was complicated against Ajaccio, we are better than since the start of the season.”

Montpellier, which is ten points ahead of the red zone, will have to confirm its excellent dynamic against Clermont Foot 63, Sunday at 3 p.m., on the occasion of the twenty-eighth day of Ligue 1. A meeting which will, of course, be obviously, to follow live on Foot-National.

Sport To sum up

Joris Chotard, returned to the important victory of the MHSC on the lawn of AC Ajaccio, a goal to nil, during the twenty-seventh day of Ligue 1. The midfielder also mentioned the return of Michel Der Zakarian.

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