Strasbourg’s Hugo Oliveira: ‘This team needs to progress in difficult moments.’

Strasbourg’s Hugo Oliveira: ‘This team needs to progress in difficult moments.’ After Sunday afternoon’s defeat at the hands of OGC Nice, RC Strasbourg Alsace manager Hugo Oliveira addressed the area in which his youthful side could improve. Strasbourg had led through Dario Essugo, who got his first goal for Le Racing in his first start since joining on loan from partner club Chelsea. However, Nice equalised on the stroke of half-time thanks to an own goal from Pape Bemba Diop, and Jonathan Clauss’ late strike secured all three points for Olivier Pantaloni’s men (2-1). Strasbourg struggle for creativity Speaking in a post-match press conference attended by Get French Football News, Oliveira highlighted the room for improvement on a mental level. “This team needs to progress in difficult moments, when we concede a goal or a red card. When things go against us, we struggle,” said the Portuguese manager, who replaced Gary O’Neil over the summer. He added, “We are in a development process.” Essugo admitted that Strasbourg perhaps lacked “creativity” against Nice, particularly in the second half of the game. GFFN | Luke Entwistle – reporting from Nice