french → English transcript

This is still a team that, today, has problems with players who lack reliability across every line.

Caio Henrique, did you see his game?

But Caio Henrique is getting completely overpowered!

Caio Henrique, did you see his game? He's just coming back from an ACL injury, okay?

Then you've got Golovin, Zakaria...

But where did he come from?

No, but all those guys already have physical problems!

They went and brought in Pogba and Antsu Fati!

People, once again, do you realize?

But actually, this team needs reliable players!

Because they're already stretched thin!

With players who were once very, very good!

Golovin was a key piece just three years ago!

Zakaria is your best player — he's a player who is part of your backbone!

Caio Henrique was one of the best assist providers before his injury!

And you can't go and get guys who will help you take the next step,

just to play 30 matches in the season!

No, they tell themselves, wait, we're going to bring Pogba back,

he's going to do two or three streams with Amine Mathieu, with AniM and with Aicho Speed,

and then it's going to be great, it's going to be excellent!

So that's the direction Monaco is taking today!

Monaco, which made us dream with extraordinary players,

homegrown players, some real gems, superb teams!

But that's Monaco!

But this has to stop! Monaco, you tell me Bruges,

but Bruges worked really, really hard — it's deserved!

But Monaco, they have the best academy in France,

or one of the best academies in France!

They do have at least some know-how,

they have an idyllic working environment; they're not under any pressure,

Nobody talks about it!

And you can't put in place a stable project,

and you put in place a stable project with a coach who offers nothing!

I repeat, regarding the four-two-four: every time there's a team that sets up,

just a controlled play out from the back,

you have four players taken out!

Look at the match of Balogun and Birek,

at the way they press with Acliouche and Minamino,

but it's normal that in midfield,

the poor Camara and Bamba,

they're in the washing machine!

But who proposes that? Who works on that?

The four-two-four — he's been working on it for three years!

Balogun, they bought him for 40 grand!

40 grand!

If a club buys a player like that, at that price,

and with the output he has, they're getting slaughtered!

And I come in with a prediction and I say,

he's going to be Ligue 1's top scorer!

And I'm the big idiot in the story!

I come off like an idiot!

Birek, last year, he scored three hat-tricks

against Bobini, against Poissy,

and against Luzius!

And I said, that's great,

they'll have their striker for ten years!

And the guy since then has been Kasper the ghost!

He hasn't won a single duel,

there's no chemistry,

there's nobody who drifts out of position!

But put a number ten in!

Put me someone who'll act as a shield

when you're getting overrun!

No, him, four-two-four!

Against everyone, we play four-two-four!

So then, in the debrief, what do we say?

He does have intentions, though, Luther!

But all he has are intentions!

You have to be competitive at some point!