Bruno Genesio on Lille's shock 1-0 Real Madrid win

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Bruno Genesio on Lille's shopck 1-0 Real Madrid win  02/10/2024  uefa24  Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France

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00:00You work before you ask your question. Thank you

00:05Good evening, Bruno Baptiste Desprez, Le Figaro. What does it mean to hang on to your hunting board Guardiola

00:11Mourinho and tonight Carlo Ancelotti

00:14No, but these are individual findings and I don't like that

00:19what makes me happy is that we have prepared this match well with my staff and that our players have responded

00:26perfectly to what we expected from them

00:28with I think

00:30especially a very good first half. We managed to

00:33defend well but also to attack well and to pose problems to this team

00:37and then a second one where we were able to show a lot of solidarity

00:41and with

00:44talent in goal that allowed us to stay

00:49with our cage

00:50unviolated so here it is a big big big performance

00:56of everyone, of course, of the players, of the staff and a nice reward for the club, for our supporters. We are proud

01:10Go ahead Philippe

01:12Good evening Philippe Sanfourche for RTL

01:14Beyond the victory of three points in this ranking for the Champions League

01:20there are images, things that will remain in the life of a group

01:26What do you already have in mind? What are the images that you have of this evening? We saw

01:30especially after the final whistle that there was a moment of communion quite rare

01:34Yes, that's why we do this job

01:38to share very very strong emotions

01:41with the public

01:43between us, with our families, with

01:47all the people around us, who are close to us, with

01:50those who work on a daily basis for us, with us and for us, who are a little more in the shade

01:56that's what makes the beauty of this sport, that's why

02:01we want to live those moments and I think that's what will stay with us, in any case, and stay with me

02:08because that's what's most important, apart from, of course, points

02:12but that remains anecdotal. For me, what is most important is what I saw

02:18when we scored the goal and

02:21what the players were able to share with the public, what we shared inside the locker room, all together

02:26and that's what's most important in our job

02:32Hello Bruno

02:34Hervé Penault of the team. So Boadii made his debut in the Champions League

02:40What did you think of his performance?

02:43You saw him like me. He is 17 years old today

02:46and what's better for him than to celebrate his 17th birthday with a title, a win and a big game

02:55He has shown all the potential, all the talent he has

03:01and we know what he is capable of. He was a little slowed down by an injury at the beginning of the season

03:08which slowed his progression a little bit, but as he is a boy with a very, very good head

03:13he came back gradually and it's a nice reward for him

03:18because he deserves it and because he has the talent to play at this level

03:22Now, you know, football is the story of an evening, you have to be able to confirm

03:28but I don't think there are too many worries to deal with on that side with him

03:33Good evening Bruno

03:35I'm going to be a little bit stingy, but to go from Pepe Genesio to Carlo Genesio in six years

03:43What does it mean? Because it's huge what you have managed to achieve at City

03:48and what you are doing tonight against Real, even if I know you don't like to bring things to yourself

03:52No, but it's a pride because they are two coaches that I admire

03:57one and the other with different qualities, but an extraordinary Palmares

04:02Carlo is someone who has an incredible humility

04:07in relation to everything he has been able to do in football as a player and as a coach

04:10he still has a lot of stamina

04:13so obviously it's a great pride for me to win the game against such a coach tonight

04:20but once again, I say it again, it's the work of the whole team that must be highlighted

04:26obviously the players, my staff first, but also all the people who work every day

04:32and that's what pleases me the most, is to see them happy

04:35I saw very, very happy people in the changing room

04:37people who are not in the limelight, but who help us a lot

04:42and that's what pleases me the most today

04:45and of course the sharing with my staff and my players

04:50Good evening Bruno, Léo Huisman from AFP

04:54You mentioned the tactics that you have put in place, can you tell us about it?

04:59There were five defensive midfielders, I believe, at the kick-off

05:03What was your plan tonight?

05:04Yes, there were five defenders, but we played four

05:07and we had chosen to double the left wing with two more defensive players

05:14Gabi and Mitch

05:16because there are a lot of players on this side who are running, especially Valverde, Carvaral

05:21We thought Rodrigo was going to play, so we also imagined that he would often come on this side

05:26We also wanted to keep Thiago and Edon, who are two players who can dynamite a lot of defense

05:35The idea was also to close their inside of the game

05:39because we know it's a team that goes through the heart of the game

05:43but also it was above all to play our chances

05:47each time we had the opportunity to get them back, to put them in danger

05:51which we did rather well in the first half, a little less well in the second

05:54I think that with fatigue we had more trouble making the right choices

05:57because on one or two actions we could have hurt them a lot

06:09Good evening, Marion Canut for Le Parisien

06:12You said yesterday that you had to arrive relaxed on the pitch

06:16that your players didn't have to put a lot of pressure on

06:18Is that how it is? Do you think they played tonight?

06:21Yes, I think so. We told them very early on, right after the game against Havre

06:25that we had everything to win, which is quite rare

06:28because in the league it's often the opposite for us

06:32so we really had to approach this game with a lot of serenity, a lot of calm

06:37without any pressure

06:39because for us, for me, there were two results that were favourable for us tonight

06:44it was a draw or a win

06:46Of course the win would raise the level of satisfaction

06:49so above all to play the game, to play it to the fullest

06:52not to be spectators and to do the bare minimum

06:57to defend well and to be content with that

07:00I think my players approached it that way, with a lot of relaxation

07:05and as we had a very good start to the game

07:07I think it gave us confidence in the game plan we had put in place

07:11and then afterwards, when you score just before half-time

07:14it's one of the best moments to score

07:15and afterwards we were able to be solid, we were able to resist

07:19because we had a very difficult last 20-25 minutes

07:23but it's normal against this kind of team

07:26when changes happen

07:29it's hard with the fatigue to resist

07:32but we were able to do it and once again hats off to my players

07:35Good evening Bruno

07:37Raphaël Marquand for Le Petit Loa

07:39it's a question perhaps a bit naive

07:41but in your group there are three players who arrived a bit later than the others

07:44because they had just beaten Real Madrid

07:47it was in Youth League, I'm talking about Kossier, Barre and Lachabre

07:50did their arrival in the group, perhaps naively

07:53but it had a small effect by saying that it was possible to do it

07:57because they had already done it

07:59I said it to La Causerie

08:01I said that maybe they would bring us luck

08:04but apart from that I wanted them to come with us

08:07because they are players of their training who have qualities

08:10who sometimes train with us, not often but sometimes

08:13and I wanted them to play in Youth League

08:1660 or 65 minutes this afternoon

08:18but also to come with us

08:20to realise the preparation of a match of such a level

08:24because it's important for their experience

08:27and also to highlight the quality of the training of LOSC

08:31because let's not forget that LOSC is also a club that trains players

08:36like Ayoub among others

08:40Lenny who is no longer there

08:42so it was like there were many injured, suspended

08:47or unqualified players

08:49there was a place for them

08:51and I think it was a great opportunity for them and for us

08:53to make them discover this level

09:03After the defeat to Sporting

09:05you told us that you were not worried

09:07and that we should not worry

09:09you confirm tonight with a victory against Real

09:11Tético, Juve

09:13are there reasons to hope

09:15to see Lillois use this kind of match tonight

09:17to hope to go even higher?

09:19In any case, it shows that we are able to do it

09:23now we have to reproduce it

09:25which is still the most difficult at a very high level

09:28today we are all very happy

09:31we will take advantage of this moment

09:33we will quickly go back to the championship

09:36because we have a match again on Saturday

09:38before the international break

09:39and we know that post-Champions League matches

09:43are always difficult to manage

09:45so we have to finish well before this break

09:48to be able to think again

09:51of course about the championship

09:53but also about the posters waiting for us in the Champions League

09:56and it shows that in a match

09:58we are able to worry even the best clubs in Europe

10:02or in the world

10:04so now we have to reproduce it

10:06it's never easy

10:08Last question please

10:10Good evening, Romain Pechon for Le 11 Lillois

10:13you mentioned Lucas Chevalier's stoppage

10:16not very demanding in the second half

10:18he was at the very beginning of the match

10:20and also decisive at the end

10:22it's a match that also confirms all his potential

10:24at a high level against Real Madrid

10:26it also marks the spirits?

10:28Of course, when you achieve such a performance

10:31at the highest level of European football

10:36it shows the quality of Lucas' performance

10:42even if he has already played against Strasbourg

10:46in the Champions League

10:48where he allowed us to take a point

10:50otherwise I think the match would have been won before the end

10:54but now, when it's in the European Cup

10:57there is more visibility

10:59and it shows that he is able to manage his emotions

11:02in this kind of match

11:03which is very important

11:05for a goalkeeper

11:07and for the very high level

11:09Thank you

11:11Good evening

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