“There is still a long way to go but it's easier to work hard when you are on the top of the standings. I'm certain that we can still improve the level of our play. We are not at our best yet.”
“The players need to become competitive again and, to do that, they will need to take stock of the season so far. I want them to finish matches completely shattered but with a great deal of pride,”
“We stayed 30 minutes in the corridor, ... We were then put in two small rooms with stewards smoking cigarettes next to us and (radio station) NRJ conducting interviews 10 meters away. It's not an excuse (for the defeat), but it's very annoying.”
