Beaten and silent in the last two matches, RC Lens must restart the machine this Saturday at Bollaert against Nantes. Regularly aligned with Andy Diouf in the heart of the game, Adrien Thomasson is not alarmed.
Lensois.com: Adrien Thomasson, with hindsight, was it possible to do better against PSG?
It's true that we can always do better, especially after a defeat. Afterwards, we analyzed certain things. And it's certain that conceding a goal quickly didn't put us in very good conditions. Then afterwards, we still suffered quite a bit. We must recognize that the Parisians were superior to us in this match. But that's how it is, the match is over. You have to use this kind of match against a very strong opponent to bounce back well in the next match.
Ten days have passed, there is no fire at the lake. But, despite everything, before Nantes, isn't there a form of a little pressure starting to set in?
No, you have to win them all anyway, the matches. But no, there is no more pressure than for another match. We know very well that it is a match which arrives before an international break. We will be keen to negotiate it well, and even more so after two defeats in a row. So, it’s up to us to put in the right ingredients. In periods like this, a little slower, you have to redouble your concentration, do more. I think it's going to be important, because it's not going to be an easy match, far from it. Also, playing at Bollaert must give us a plus. Because, if I'm not mistaken, we remain in three games without a home victory.
The offensive sector is a little decimated. Who will score on Saturday?
I would love to answer you! I hope for as many players as possible. But these are the vagaries of a season. It's true that in this match, we have an offensive sector at the attacker level which is decimated. But we have to deal with it, we have to adapt. In any case, each player must be able to bring a little extra offensively to create chances, to score goals. It might be a little different on Saturday with the players available. But for me, whether it's defenders or midfielders, we must all be able to score goals. Even if it is not our priority role. When I watch the matches, again like yesterday's match, whether it was Paris or Brest, it was midfielders who scored the goals. We must manage to go beyond our main function to be able to contribute to the collective.
“We are not deaf”
With all these absences, does it force you to rethink the animation a little or to see things a little differently to put yourself, the midfielders or the defenders, in a better position, where you find yourself more easily in ability to score?
Obviously for this weekend's match, with the squad we have available, I think the coach will adjust certain things. We have to project ourselves as much as possible, we have to have presence in the penalty area, we have to hurt the opponent
Aren't you a little fed up that people are always talking to you about these difficulties in attack?
No, but we are certainly not deaf, we know very well what is being said. Afterwards, between us, we sometimes talk about it, but we still remain quite calm. Because if we set fire to each other, we won't find solutions. But we already feel that through training, even if we are often demanding, we feel even more demanding of ourselves. And it will go through that for me. If we score goals in training, I think we will have a better chance of scoring them at the weekend.
With the lack of offensive players in this match against Nantes, can we imagine you a little higher up in the position of playmaker or on one side?
It is the coach who will make his choices. I am always at his disposal, if I need to play a little higher up the pitch, I will do it with great pleasure. But we still have a squad with quality players, especially at number 10. Sometimes, it's like that in football, there are players absent and other players have the opportunity to show what they have. that they are worth. Perhaps players who have had a little less playing time until now will have the opportunity to show themselves, to be decisive for the collective. I always see it as healthy competition between us in the squad.
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