Caen vs Monaco preview - Garande eyes upset against Monaco - 7M sport

Caen vs Monaco preview - Garande eyes upset against Monaco



Posted Thursday, April 09, 2015 by PA

Two very different prizes are up for grabs when Caen host Monaco on Friday night but home coach Patrice Garande feels all the pressure is on the Champions League chasers.

Stade Malherbe recovered from a poor start to the Ligue 1 season to storm up the table and could break into the top half should they beat fourth-placed Monaco at the Stade Michel d'Ornano.

Victory for the visitors, unbeaten in seven league games, would lift them above Marseille with six matches left to play and, while Garande is suitably wary of their threat, he is confident his team can thrive.

He told a pre-match press conference: "We will try to put on a good show. Monaco are a quality team and they will come here to win.

"They have a well organised team, they don't concede many and they can get forward quickly.

"They're formidable on set-pieces and that can make the difference at any moment.

"I'm always asking my team to be balanced and I won't let them fall into complacency.

"I don't want to put additional pressure on my players - pressure is for others to worry about.

"We have our own destiny in our hands and it would be a shame if I end up being someone who says, 'I could have been a great coach!'"

Monaco also have the small matter of a two-legged Champions League quarter-final with Juventus and Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho hopes the principality club can find a morale boost.

"We have to win on Friday so that we can head to Turin in a confident mood," he said following a frustrating stalemate with Montpellier, which followed a 1-1 draw with St Etienne.

"We'd generated a lot of momentum before the international break and we need to recapture that.

"Let's forget about the last two matches and look to the future.

"It will be difficult to break into the top two but getting into the top three remains a real possibility."



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