For its entry into the Champions League this Thursday, AS Monaco fell heavily on the lawn of Club Bruges (1-4). Deprived of Denis Zakaria and Aleksandr Golovin, the rock club underwent Belgian assaults from the first half and could only reduce the gap thanks to a meager goal from Ansu Fat in additional time.
This final defeat caused many reactions in France. On the set of theAfter Footthe editorialist Daniel Riolo strongly criticized the performance of the Monegasques.
“It's completely crazy”
“There is nothing, it's nothingness. How can you arrive in the Champions League and be upgraded by Bruges? At no time can you be slapped like that. The problem is not only to have taken four goals is to have never been able to make three passes, to have a resigned attitude. It's completely crazy ”, blowed the polemicist.
On the side of Monegasque leaders, the observation was the same. Sports director Thiago Scuro, visibly confused, described the meeting as “general crash”.
“To be honest, it's hard. It was not expected given what we built during the season. I am shocked by the level of performance, especially in the first period. Bruges deserved, the score could have been worse ”he judged, in front of the media. “I have no explanation, I would have liked to have one. (…) I'm really sorry for the fans. It does not represent Monaco or French football. We must not look for a culprit, it is a general crash. »»
