Gregory Coupet Quotations

There is no need to start panicking. Our recent results have only confirmed that we are merely human beings.

We have had to deal with a couple of problems. Some training sessions were disrupted by the bad weather and several players got injured. It has only confirmed that the title race is far from over.

We look at the match on Saturday as an important step on the road towards a fifth title.

We need to judge our level, to learn. It will be a fine match. We have nothing to envy them ... except for their history. It will be 50-50.

We could hardly have expected such a match. It's the first time I have suffered such a blow with Lyon. Now, we mustn't get too worried.

The fact that we lost one match does not mean we have to change everything. We must carry on. Results will follow.

We paid the price for mentally letting go. Maybe we thought we were qualified.

This team (Bordeaux) remind me of our side when we were chasing Racing Lens and we eventually snatched the title in 2002.

We showed them too much respect in the first 20 minutes and we can consider ourselves lucky to have reached the interval level.

Bordeaux is a contender for the title. They have shown they are an efficient team since the start of the season.

Ever since we started playing in the Champions League we have been waiting for this match. At last, it arrives. I can't wait. The fans are excited, the ticket office has been under siege. This motivates us to do well.

The whole of French football is hoping Lyon can achieve something big and we hope to be carried by this euphoria.

I'm not really concerned. We are used to coping with what Champions League matches take out of us. We've learned how to deal with domestic duties after a European Cup outing.

The French team is working well now. (Last month's 1-0) victory over Ireland has given us confidence. At one stage the boat did start to take water a bit and was starting to sink. It wasn't a crisis ... a changing of generations, establishing a new status.

The frustration was difficult to accept. For our part, we want to settle a score.