Experienced member of the LOSC locker room, Thomas Meunier was not seduced by the face displayed by the Mastiffs this Friday. The Belgian was demanding of himself and his teammates in Rouen, which they still defeated (0-1).
Established on the right side of the Lille defense, Thomas Meunier had a sluggish match alongside Mitchel Bakker, sometimes uninspired during this victory acquired by LOSC in Rouen (0-1) thanks to an achievement from Ismaily (22 ′). Unable to take shelter, the Lille team was never calm, especially in a second period where control was unclear. This changing appearance had the gift of annoying the Belgian, who would have preferred to be able to experience the end of the match in complete serenity: “I might be exaggerating a little, but if we score six goals, it’s entirely plausiblehe begins, targeting from his first words the glaring lack of effectiveness of the Mastiffs in Normandy. We scare each other until the end. »
“The second half was catastrophic. We can be satisfied with the qualification, but… You have to say it when it's good, and that was the case with the first.
As for the second, we can't show that faceasserts Thomas Meunier, annoyed. I find it quite unfortunate that we can put ourselves in such a difficult situation. In the end, they had one or two opportunities that could have led to the equalizer. The qualification is there, that’s all we will remember”he says, far from being thrilled by Lille's performance this Friday. The Mastiffs were on the edge, a scenario they could well have taken the trouble to avoid.
This meager success, which allows it to qualify for the rest of the competition, also represents a 17th match without setbacks in all competitions for LOSC which, despite certain disappointments, achieved a high-level first part of the season: “We had some complicated periods with a lot of injuries, up-and-down results, but without defeatrecognizes the Lille side. Ultimately, only the results remain, even if the performance is magnificent, it plays well. I prefer when we have both, the great match and the three points, but hey… It must be said that with the group we have, we are building something quite magical. I am fully satisfied with this first round here with Lille”concludes Thomas Meunier at the microphone of the teams of BeIN
Sports.
