After raising his head before the international break by offering himself a prestigious success against Real Madrid, before confirming against Toulouse, LOSC will have the right to an XXL calendar to try to continue and thus maintain a positive dynamic. Explanations.
First moment of truth for LOSC
Without saying that the LOSC season is played over the next five matches, the next month of competition will certainly condition it. In the Champions League, already, the Mastiffs will still have the right to two prestigious matches against l’Atletico Madrid et Juventustwo outsiders for the final victory. But after bringing down the defending champion, Bruno Genesio’s troupe proved that it was capable of creating a sensation. It remains to be seen whether this feat can produce small ones.
In Ligue 1, Lille will also face direct competitors for the final top 5, or even the podium. Starting with the current championship leader, Monacofrom Friday evening. Still undefeated, the principality club will represent a real passing exam for Benjamin André’s teammates. A week later, we will have to face the RC Lens for the first Northern derby of the season, at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium. And as if that wasn’t enough, Lyon et Nice will be added to the list of opponents of the Northerners by November 10, the date of the next international break.
Faced with this menu which is, to say the least, copious, LOSC will have to have a huge appetite. Above all, you will need to be able to follow main courses without ever suffering the slightest indigestion. After a group very weakened by injuriesis the northern club able to withstand the shock in the face of this sequence that looks like the queen stage of the Tour de France, with several exceptional passes? Can the momentum regained before the truce make it possible to overcome these various obstacles while avoiding new pitfalls?
That’s what’s at stake for LOSC’s next six matches. A series at the end of which the team coached by Bruno Genesio will have shown what it has in its stomach, in addition to having given a very precise idea of what it can aim for this season.
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