Reactions 30 March 2024, 21:35

The reactions of Akliouche, Singo and Fofana after the win in Metz

Very satisfied with having scored five goals and leaving the Stade Saint-Symphorien with three points, the two midfielders and the AS Monaco defender spoke in the mixed zone after the victory (2-5).

It was an (almost) perfect evening! Devilishly efficient in the first fifteen minutes to put the Principality club on the right track, our Rouge et Blanc won by a big margin in Metz (2-5). It was a crucial result, and one that Magnes Akliouche, Wilfried Singo and Youssouf Fofana looked back on with the media post-match. 🎙️

Good evening Maghnes. What do you take away from this big win?

We must highlight the positives. Today we came here to win, even if it was a difficult match against a team that is struggling to maintain its place in the league. In the end we managed to score five goals and come away with three points, so that’s what we wanted to do.

It’s true that we managed to have a very good first half, with efficiency in front of goal but also defensively. We must continue this form and reproduce this half again.

Maghnes AklioucheOn the team's strong first half

Was the first half perfect in your opinion?

Personally I am very happy to have been able to score a goal to help the team get off to a good start. It’s true that we managed to have a very good first half, with efficiency in front of goal but also defensively. We must continue this form and reproduce this half again.

The objective now will be to win again at home…

We are hoping to obtain this first victory in 2024 at home, and we will try to do it next week with a visit from Stade Rennais. We now have seven games left in this race for Europe, so we will try to win as many as possible

I will therefore try to continue this level of form, because there are seven more games left to perform for us, and from a collective point of view, to achieve our objectives.

Maghnes AklioucheOn his current form

Des Rouge & Blanc satisfaits après la victoire à Metz ✊

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— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) March 30, 2024

From a personal point of view, do you think you are having your best season?

I am progressing every day, because I continue to learn every day, and that’s positive, it’s good for me. I will therefore try to continue this level of form, because there are seven more games left to perform for us, and from a collective point of view, to achieve our objectives.

Are you thinking about the Olympic Games?

For now I am focused on my club and my performances, which I hope will speak for themselves. Let’s try to have a great end to the season, and for the 2024 Olympics we’ll see later.

We knew that Metz was a team that likes to defend as a unit and counter-attack. In the first 20 minutes, we fought hard, and finally we came away with a big victory.

Wilfried SingoAbout the start of the match

The reaction of Wilfried Singo

Good evening Wilfried. Can we talk about a very controlled match this evening?

Yes it’s true, I think we prepared ourselves well for this match. We knew that Metz was a team that likes to defend as a unit and counter-attack. In the first 20 minutes, we fought hard, and finally we came away with a big victory. Now we have to take the matches one by one and look ahead, to finish the league season well.

Have you ever seen fifteen minutes with three goals and so much control?

I was not personally surprised, because I know the qualities of my teammates, even if they were facing good players. But we controlled the match well until the end.

Merci à tous pour votre présence cet après-midi ❤️🤍

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— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) March 30, 2024

You have been excellent on the road, it will now also be necessary to do so at home.

Exactly! I think that these kinds of matches give us confidence, so we will now work hard to prepare for the next match, a visit from Rennes with a view to ending the season well.

The reaction of Youssouf Fofana

Good evening Youssouf. What do you think of your match today?

Almost perfect I would say, because we would have preferred to return to Monaco with our clean sheet. But we also want to focus on the positives, and in particular the fact of having scored a lot of goals, and of having generally controlled the match, offensively and defensively.

This mastery materialized in the first 15 minutes…

Yes, we knew that FC Metz have conceded a lot of goals in the first quarter of an hour, which is also the case for us. So we preferred to take the lead and attack from the start of the match, and that was quite successful for us.

We've been here since the start of the season, and I don't see why that would change. So we're going to play our cards to the end. We are in a marathon, but each match is at the same time a final.

Youssouf FofanaOn the Club's goals

AS Monaco are now well placed in the race for Europe!

We’ve been here since the start of the season, and I don’t see why that would change. So we’re going to play our cards to the end. We are in a marathon, but each match is at the same time a final. There are now seven left, and we will have to pick up as many points as possible everywhere. My goal is to bring AS Monaco back to the Champions League!