“After the defeat of her players in the derby against Paris Saint-Germain this Sunday (1-2), Sandrine Soubeyrand, the coach of Paris FC, did not mince her words. After gathering them on the field right after the final whistle, the French technician expressed all her anger and regretted the lack of revolt from her players following this loss.
“There’s something that makes me angry, it’s that when we finish the match, we’re disappointed, we can’t joke around with the opponent,” she said. “The opponent, they don’t give a damn about us. I’m telling you right away. They have no compassion. Even if you have friends on the other side, they’re your friends outside. It annoys me when I see players laughing while we just lost 2-1. We’re at Paris FC. Ok, they won, that’s good. They go back to their locker room, you’ll see them tomorrow, the day after tomorrow… We, we’re proud of who we are.”
It must be said that this defeat has cost the Parisians dearly, as they see Olympique Lyonnais pull away at the top of the league and take an eight-point lead. Behind them, Paris Saint-Germain is getting closer and is only three points behind their weekend opponent, with two fewer games played. This Sunday night, Paris FC had actually started the game better, with Gaëtane Thiney opening the scoring with a penalty after only four minutes of play. But a lack of concentration at the end of the first half proved fatal to Sandrine Soubeyrand’s players, who could not contain her anger.”
