Neutralized by FC Nantes then AJ Auxerre, LOSC lost precious points in the quest for the podium. This dynamic questions Daniel Riolo, cautious about the face displayed at the start of the year.
After being held back by FC Nantes, it was during its first appearance at home in 2025, LOSC was held in check by AJ Auxerre this Friday (0-0) as part of the seventeenth day of Ligue 1 McDonald's. This new zero result, if not catastrophic, pushes the Mastiffs into a situation of doubt. The latter proved incapable of shaking low blocks, and now find themselves behind in the race for the podium.
Dogues doubt? Not only: “I don’t understand what’s happening in Lille (nor in Monaco or Lyon)asks Daniel Riolo on the radio waves RMC. The teams are coming back from a break which is not huge now. We had Bruno Genesio's nervous breakdown. This time, it's not Olivier Létang who came out of the woods. This is always the tactic in Lille: to put the players in front of a mirror. There are some who don't play the game, who have their minds elsewhere, who don't fight… He didn't name the players, but some must have felt targeted. We like this form of communication in Lille. So far, it has paid off. We'll see if it continues.”he challenges the Lille team.
Still on the After Foot set, Daniel Riolo continues:
“Lille is extremely disappointing and it’s been going on for a while. Is it negotiating too much with Jonathan David? He misses a penalty at Auxerre, where you could still get three points even if you played badly. I am deeply disappointed. I have heard a lot about demands in Lille. She has completely misplaced the requirement”he gets annoyed.
A good example
The editorialist concludes with the counterexample. In ascending form, Olympique de Marseille have won six of their last seven matches: “The opposite of these teams (Monaco, Lyon, Lille) is Marseille. They had their little tantrum, and now everyone's pulled together. […]
In terms of demands and work, OM does the opposite of the clubs just mentioned”he says.
LOSC is precisely opposing this good example this Tuesday (9:10 p.m.), as part of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. What's better to get back on the right path?
