During the 2019 summer market, the Racing Club de Lens recruits Jonathan Gradit and Florian Sotoca. Since then, these two players have been in every RC Lens campaign. Yesterday, during the victory in Reims (0-2), for one of the rare times, they were together on the sidelines.
For six seasons now, Racing supporters have become accustomed to seeing Jonathan Gradit and Florian Sotoca play in the Sang et Or jersey. At the Stade de Reims, Florian Sotoca also played for the 200th time with the RCL. From the height of his 166 matches, Jonathan Gradit observed him from the sidelines.
A complicated choice
The bench is precisely. During this trip to Champagne-Ardenne, Will Still made the decision to put both players on the bench, a fairly rare occurrence since their signings at the club. Because, since 2019, the attacker and the defender have been veterans in the group, the captains. And when they don't start, it's often because of injury or suspension. But, this time, both were present and at 100% capacity.
After the meeting, Will Still returned to this choice: “When you know that Flo (Ed. Florian Sotoca) was making his 200th match in Ligue 1. These are difficult choices to make. For the good of the collective, this evening, we had to make these decisions. But the truth of today is not the truth of tomorrow. If we are honest and lucid, we will still need them. I have no doubt about that. When Flo came up, he did a remarkable job. He closed the block. It was helpful. He got himself a good situation two or three minutes after coming in. We were able to get a corner. These are complicated choices. »
