Monaco Sees Off Ten Men AC Ajaccio To Return Back To Winning Ways
Written by Olaleye Oluwadamilola
Monaco have returned back to wining ways after their 2-0 away victory against 10-men AC Ajaccio in Ligue 1 round 28 tie at the Stade Francois Coty ground as they return back to wining ways much to the relieve of beleaguered coach Paul Clement who has seen his side record poor run of form.
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Goals from captain Ben Yedder and Senegalese Krepin Diatta in the 27th and 84 minute ensured that Paul Clement’s side rise from their slump after strings of unfavorable results in recent outings.
Monaco have gone four games without a win, following their Europa League exit at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen by taking just one point from a possible nine in Ligue 1 with the run has threatening their chances of a top-three finish.
They have now beaten AC Ajaccio 2-0 in Ligue 1’s early action today and claimed a fifth consecutive head to head win over L’ours with seemingly ease although they are nowhere near their prolific form when they won 7-1 at home earlier this season.
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Not only did they grab a much needed and deserved win, they did that with a clean sheet having last kept a clean slate back in 5th February in all competitions which was against Clermont Foot 63.
Philippe Clément had demanded an improved defensive performance from his team as the principality side look to get back to winning ways against AC Ajaccio in his pressers before the game and he will be happy that they hearken to his cries.
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He said, “I don’t like to point the finger at any one player when we talk about the defensive side of things. It is a collective responsibility, and it involves the midfielders and attackers as well as the defenders,” Clément said ahead of the game in Corsica as Monaco aim to bounce back following their 1-0 loss at home to Stade de Reims last time out.
“It is not as if we conceded five goals against Reims, and we also hit the post twice and had a goal disallowed for an offside of a few centimeters. We need to look at what we can improve to get back to what was working for us before. We need to get back to basics to start getting good results again.”
After what was ultimately a straightforward win in Corsica, Philippe Clement’s men ended a run of four matches across all competitions without a victory. On the other hand, Ajaccio stay in the relegation zone after suffering a 1-0 defeat for the third game in a row, and simply must show greater bravery and guile if they are to mastermind a first successful top-flight survival since 2013.
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