Adrien Thomasson was still smiling in the mixed zone when answering questions, his headed goal at the very end of the match was not the most complicated to score but he is one of those who count. The first goal this season from a player relaunched by Will Still and in full confidence, his ninth with Racing since his arrival in January 2023, offered a crazy victory to RC Lens, who, four minutes earlier, was still trailing 2 -1 by the Nantes people.
« Frankly, I put… I'm not going to say 10, but at least 6-7 of the head, but it was the easiest to put “, said the striker. He actually took advantage of a header from Nicolas Pallois, on a simple cross, towards Alban Lafont. The defender lobbed his goalkeeper, behind whom Thomasson placed himself before pushing the ball into the empty goal.
“It’s a bit of football madness”
« Honestly, it's instinct, continues the Lensois midfielder. Even I, at the moment, say to myself why am I going to get behind the goalkeeper? In fact, I feel that (Spherical) will put it away. I felt it. Afterwards, it worked for me. On the other hand, I played with Nicolas Pallois for two seasons, I was a little sorry for him, because it had a huge impact on the final result. But on the contrary, it really does us good, this goal. » Lens had not won at home in Ligue 1 since August 25 against Brest, in fact, it was starting to happen. “ The equalizer at 2-2 gave us a boost, he continues. Afterwards, it's a bit like the madness of football where on an action that may seem innocuous, we manage to score. But it's proof that we didn't give up and I think we forced this little twist of fate. »
