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Olympique de Marseille's Didier Deschamps not getting carried away with Caen victory in Coupe de la Ligue
The French coach was happy with his side's performance but insisted there is no reason to get "over-excited" about the result, which sends them through to the semi-finals
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Jan 11, 2012 7:00:00 AM
By Luis Mira
Getty
Olympique de Marseille coach Didier Deschamps believes his players must not get carried away following Tuesday's 3-0 victory at Caen in the Coupe de la Ligue quarter-finals.
First-half goals from Mathieu Valbuena and Loic Remy, coupled with Mathieu Valbuena's strike just minutes before the restart, gave Marseille a comfortable victory and passage into the tournament's semi-finals.
"We came here looking for the qualification, we obtained it, it was very good," he told reporters at a press conference. "It is not necessary to be over-excited about it.
"We gave a good account of ourselves and we did good things. Caen missed some players, but that does not take away the merit of our players, who played seriously.
"We had control of the game, I chose a team that had technical advantage. We had a lot of mobility."
Marseille, who sit sixth in Ligue 1, host Lille on Sunday as the French championship resumes after the winter break.
First-half goals from Mathieu Valbuena and Loic Remy, coupled with Mathieu Valbuena's strike just minutes before the restart, gave Marseille a comfortable victory and passage into the tournament's semi-finals.
"We came here looking for the qualification, we obtained it, it was very good," he told reporters at a press conference. "It is not necessary to be over-excited about it.
"We gave a good account of ourselves and we did good things. Caen missed some players, but that does not take away the merit of our players, who played seriously.
"We had control of the game, I chose a team that had technical advantage. We had a lot of mobility."
Marseille, who sit sixth in Ligue 1, host Lille on Sunday as the French championship resumes after the winter break.
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