Facing the American team Chemin-des-Dames (D3), a club five levels below them, the Portuguese team Amiens (R1) won by a large majority (5-0) during the third round of the French Cup. A practical interview narrated by Claude Kingo, Benoit Storbois's deputy.
Against a team with nothing to lose, the Portuguese from Amiens was serious from the start. “We got off to a fairly good start against a Chemin-les-Dames team who had a lot of desire, who started defending well.“Claude Kingo explains,” For 20 minutes, they measured us while we had the ball. but Amiens' superiority quickly turned into a goal. With Ryan da Veiga opening the scoring. The counter opened and FC Porto added three more goals with two more from da Veiga and one from Maxime Copil. 4-0 at halftime, the game is overReturning with the goals, the northern club was unable to reduce the score and even conceded the fifth goal after the hour mark through Jonathan Isambart. The final score is a clear and flawless 5-0.
A big win by a team similar to the one that won 4-0 in the championship last weekend. Only one change to the starting lineup, with goalkeeper Abdul Ba replacing Demba Gningu. On the bench, there were also three new players present. The principle is simple, We try to present the best team in all matches.There was no reason to change, because the team was in good shape, Claude Kingo justifies. “Some went to the reserves, but that was so they could play in relation to the upcoming events coming up in the tournament.”
“Perfect matches don't exist.”
Claude Kingo, Portuguese assistant coach
Despite the clear dominance, Porto feared falling into the trap set by the northern team. “A two-hour match from Amiens, a D3 team, a small team with the whole village and families. These are likely to be trap matches, as we saw with Olympique Aminu taking out R2., He was wary of Claude Kingo before the meeting. In the French Cup, there is not necessarily a division, which is why we fielded the best possible team.In this sense, for the next round, the Amiens assistant coach has nothing to do with the possible draw: The goal for us, regardless of the opponent, is to provide the best content possible. We don't look at the other team, we focus on ourselves..
Because even after winning 5-0, without even flinching, Claude Kingo confirmed that there were things to review. “There are always little things to fix and improve.” We don’t always try to fix what didn’t work, Perfect matches do not exist., Announces. “Sunday was all about the details. Which areas to attack and when to attack them. Adversity has often made us successful, but you have to be a perfectionist.Learn how to play with the right rhythm, set a lot of pace, and recover balls as quickly as possible.If this desire to put pressure on the opponent is well implemented in this match, Claude Kingo warned of the few chances the team received on Sunday. “Against the big teams, it can be more dangerous. “, warns the latter. This is also the situation of the next Portuguese opponent on Sunday, in the championship: a trip to the American Baie de Saint-Omer, which could return to the same level as the Samaritans in the standings if they win.
Simon Vasseur
Photo credits: Kevin Devine – Gazettesports.fr (archive)
