The margins of Will Still’s press presentation, Pierre Dréossi was led to discuss son relationships with RC Lens supporterswho did not appreciate the appointment of a former LOSC figure at the head of the Artois club. Eager to defuse a potential conflict, the new general manager of the blood and gold club believes he has given assurances of good faith. Explanations.
An informative meeting with RC Lens supporters?
The least we can say is that the arrival of Pierre Dréossi at RC Lens was not unanimous, or even against him. He is particularly criticized for his heavy legacy with LOSC, where he was a player and manager for many years. A crime of lèse-majesté for many supporters. “ We received the supporters very quickly after my arrival, on the 3rd or 4th. (June), remembers Pierre Dréossi. They told me that my past in Lille was still fresh in my memory. After discussion, I think things calmed down. »
« We are on a project, the fact of having been in Lille more than 22 years ago now… For some, there is a real sense of the derby between Lille and Lens, but it’s reductive to think that I’m only from Lilleinsists Arnaud Pouille’s successor. I was general manager and player of Lille, but in the meantime I did a lot of things. The project put in place, the people who will arrive, the results we will have, all that will gradually erase that, if it is not already the case.
From words to deeds, that’s all the road that remains to be covered by Pierre Dréossi during this first offseason as general manager of RC Lens, with the appointment of Will Still as the first stone. Subsequently, only good results and a project in line with the club’s values will make it possible to forget this distrust of principle towards it. Because before him, other former LOSC figures were able to make themselves appreciated in Artois. Conversely, any failure will be judged even more harshly. This is the salt of this kind of rivalry.
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