ASSE: The challenge launched by Dall’Oglio to his players against Lens

Racing Club de Lens is not having the expected start to the season in Ligue 1 but has still not lost a single match in the league. The Lensois are fond of draws which they have just had for five consecutive matches.

However, for the Saint-Etienne coach, Olivier Dall’Oglioit is a high-level team that presents itself to Geoffroy-Guichard: “Lens? It’s a very solid team, which fights not to concede a goal, which is very efficient, athletic and eye-catching. It’s a rough team that likes duels. The athletic side is present in them. On set pieces and counter-attacks, they have a lot of strength. High-level opposition is expected. We will have to live up to what they are going to offer us. Up front, there will be an intense team so you will have to be very focused. It is a formation that is capable of recovering balls high and carrying out very quick counter-attacks. You will have to be present with strength and concentration.“

Olivier Dall’Oglio wants his players to take up the challenge of beating a team still undefeated in Ligue 1: “There are three undefeated teams, they are one of them, it can give us a challenge to take on, but it is not a small challenge. I repeat it but we count on our audience too. On the other hand, they are used to having a hot audience, they will have to return the favor with a very hot audience to meet this challenge.”

To beat Lens, we will have to do more in many areas according to the coach, particularly in offensive efficiency: “We will have to put more intensity into our races, to be even more concentrated, to be even more efficient. The chances we have, we will have to know how to kill the match with them. We will still have to raise our level on this. Offensive efficiency will go hand in hand with what Lens will offer. It will be above Auxerre in terms of defense, we will have to be smarter, we will surely have fewer chances but we will have to score.”