Manhandled in added time in Montpellier this Sunday, LOSC is one of the worst performers in this area. These are the statistics that prove it.
“They have to manage the match differently. It's been a long time since we've expressed such disappointment when Lille plays a short match. I had the impression that they were a little cured of that thing”enraged Daniel Riolo, editorialist for l’After Foot
this Sunday, following the draw achieved by LOSC in Montpellier (2-2). The Mastiffs, who were leading by a pawn, were caught in the final moments with Arnaud Nordin's late equalizer (90+4′). This simple goal led to disappointment and frustration in the Lille ranks, from the locker room to the public.
“The reaction becomes… controlled. We unfortunately got used to that (goals conceded at the end of the match, editor's note). You trivialize it because it’s the same scenario that comes up frequently, almost every week,” also regretted Lucas Chevalier, in the mixed zone, at the final whistle. The Lille goalkeeper is not wrong, it is a situation that repeats itself since LOSC has conceded four goals in added time in the second half in Ligue 1 this season, more than any other team.
- Montpellier (2-2), December 1
- OGC Nice (2-2), 10 November
- OL (1-1), November 1st
- PSG (1-3), September 1
These late achievements have, three times, allowed their rivals to neutralize them, whether at home or away. Bruno Genesio's men have thus, even if the context of each meeting is unique, let slip six units in this period of time in Ligue 1. This is once again more than any other team this season. If LOSC had six additional units, the club would simply be second with 29 points on the clock. But with ifs…. we can remake the world!
And in the opposite direction? LOSC also showed itself capable of turning a match around in these final minutes. This was particularly the case during the memorable success scored in Lens in the Derby du Nord with two successive Lille goals in added time. Jonathan David (90+8′) and Mohamed Bayo (90+11′) had capsized an entire region. These two men were not at their first try, since they both managed to hit the nail on the head at the end of the game against Reims (David 90+2′) and against Angers (Bayo 90+4 ′) during the first two days of Ligue 1 McDonald's. All that remains is to reconnect with this late efficiency. You know, the one who stood out for Vahid Halilhodžić’s LOSC.
