While its lack of character may have failed it in recent seasons, LOSC seems to have changed radically since the arrival of Bruno Genesio and is now capable of maintaining its advantage strongly or turning things around when necessary. A feeling deciphered by Bruno Genesio and Lucas Chevalier.
LOSC in success, but not only
« Everything is spinning at the moment. » The words of Lucas Chevalier summed up quite well the current situation of LOSC, launched into a crazy series and almost carried by a superior force to maintain its invincibility for a month and a half (9 matches) in the face of extremely tough adversity. “ I was talking about it with those close to me: “Juventus puts two goals offside, the other one raises its flag everywhere, p***** we are blessed!”laughs Chevalier. In fact, everything is fine, everything is beautiful, everything is rosy. Be careful, everything is not perfect! This is why we must also savor and appreciate the moment, it will not always be like that. If one day the VAR is on the other side or other facts of the game do not go our way, everything changes. »
« It would be good to continue to have this baraka but beyond that, there is still a state of mind and quality players », continued the Lille doorman. Because if the success, even the luck, could be underlined by some, this golden period also demonstrates the physical strength of this decimated group which does not seem so. “ I was lucky in my coaching career to have known a lot of groups with a very good state of mind.pose Bruno Genesio. But it has faced a lot of headwinds since the beginning of August. Coping is one thing, but coping and continuing to perform is another.. This is what we have been able to do for some time now. It's because we work, because there are very positive leaders in this team who always convey the opportunities to be seized rather than lamenting about our fate.. »
A workforce with a balance of ages and personalities
And these positive leaders are numerous, even more so since a summer transfer window which targeted young profiles with high potential valuation, but also thirty-somethings with strong European experience such as Thomas Meunier, Aïssa Mandi or André Gomes. « First there is our captain (Benjamin Andrew) who always instills this spirit of winning and not giving updescribes the LOSC coach. There are other players who are talked about a little less (in leadership): Lucas (Knight)who has a strong personality in his goal; Bafo Diakité ; Aïssa Mandi, who, through her experience, conveys many positive things, especially to the youngest; Jonathan (David)who is also a very positive person in his attitude and behavior in training. It affects everyone. »
And if Bruno Genesio has not set up a sort of council of wise men bringing together the leaders of his group to exchange regularly, due to lack of time since the end of the transfer window and the sequence of matches, he sees quite frequently all the members of its workforce, “ in small committee or individually “. All these leaders, as well as the young people launched in these times when packages are multiplying, will have a new opportunity in Nice, Sunday, to “ show that this group is strong, that we are capable of doing better than resisting in difficulty. These are challenges that we put on each other to be a difficult team to play against. “. On this point, Bruno Genesio succeeded in his bet.
Source: LOSC
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