An injustice denounced after OM

After their 1-3 defeat against Olympique de Marseille on Saturday, the leaders of RC Lens did not fail to point the finger at the unfavorable refereeing decisions. In a context of growing frustration, the Artesian club seems to be looking for explanations external to its recent poor performances.

Open criticism of the Lens management

General manager Pierre Dréossi openly expressed his discontent facing arbitration, considering that “We’ve been frustrated for a while”. He denounced the accumulation of contentious decisionsciting in particular the goal refused to Rémy Labeau Lascary at the end of the match after intervention by the VAR. For Dréossi, “We can’t take points from us and say nothing”implying that Lens is regularly harmed by arbitration.

Coach Will Still joins critics

Lensois coach Will Still also pointed the finger many questionable decisionsevoking a “Rabiot's hand in the box” not whistled or even “a cinema not possible in the (OM) tunnel to put pressure on the referee”. Still believes these decisions had a direct impact on the final result, minimizing his team's shortcomings.

The real weaknesses of Lens passed over in silence

However, the Lensois leaders have concealed the real deficiencies of their team during this meeting. The offensive ineffectiveness (1.93 xG), the physical declines and the lack of technical accuracy in the animation were barely mentioned. To get back on the path to victory, particularly in Reims on Friday, Lens must above all correct your own shortcomings to move forward.