Nancy coach is bemused by McGhee outburst

NANCY manager Pablo Correa says he cannot understand why Motherwell counterpart Mark McGhee has said the Lanarkshire side will "kick their teeth in" when the two sides meet tonight at Fir Park on Uefa Cup duty.

The Uruguayan refused to react to McGhee's comments after arriving in Scotland ahead of the second leg of their first round match.

McGhee used his Sunday newspaper column to hit out at the French club and their manager for showing disrespect before, during and after Nancy's 1-0 home win two weeks ago. He pledged Motherwell would respect Nancy – then try to "kick their teeth in".

Correa said last night "I don't feel there was any problem at the time. After the match we will talk about it in a calm fashion. I know the mental state of my players is good and I have nothing more to add."

McGhee claimed that Correa let out "wails of anguish" every time a Motherwell player challenged an opponent and complained to the referee about minor tackles.

But Correa said: "I don't remember being like that. I just simply want to qualify."

The Motherwell manager also used his pre-match press conference to claim that Nancy felt they only had to turn up to progress to the group stages.

But again, a rather bemused Correa denied the charge. "If that's the impression they have, it's a false impression," he said.

"I think we have to score a goal – it's important to score."