Passing through the mixed zone, President Rivère paid tribute to the Gym’s victory over Saint-Etienne (1-0), which maintains the good dynamic the club currently finds itself with in the league.

President, can we sum up the day by simply saying that it was a good win?

Yes, it’s good because we have lots of injuries. It’s becoming complicated. Those who came in showed that we can count on them, it’s very good for the squad. From a numbers point of view, it’s a good run.

Can we say that the Gym are in its place?

We will see at the end of the season. It’s always a lot better to be at the top rather than at the bottom. From our point of view, we didn’t doubt much in the difficult times. But football moves very quickly, in both senses. What’s good is that we continue our good start, but there are still a lot of matches to come. I hope that the physio room will begin to get emptier.

“We all know about Wylan’s quality”

There are some positive returns, like Wylan Cyprien’s…

We all know about Wylan’s quality. He is a player that brought us a lot last year and continues to bring a lot. And then you can see that he is a talented player, it’s very good.

Do the injuries change the way you approach the transfer window? 

No, because when you have injuries, sometimes they are for one week, two weeks, 3 weeks… You are not going to completely change a squad for one or two weeks of injury. And then all of the youngsters who have come in have remarkably kept their place.

Is the arrival of reinforcements still a possibility?

We had spoken of someone maybe coming in. If they come, they come, if not, we will do without.

Are any other departures possible?

No, I think that now, it’s good. We needed to give a bit of space in the middle, because we had lots of players. Those who have left will have game time, it’s very beneficial to the club.

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