The pressure? What pressure? After ten days, Lens is seventh, after playing the big guys, including LOSC and Paris, against whom it suffered two defeats, there is no fire in the lake. But his inability to score, and to win (only one victory in eight matches, none in the last three at Bollaert) and the eight small points taken in eight days prevent him from advancing.
« No not at allretorted Will Still We lost a match at the Parc 1-0, and we lost a match in a derby in the 97e. It’s part of the life of a group and a football club. When I joined here, we were very clear about the project, about the ambitions. And it’s certain that this is not something that will happen in the short term, we will not be able to do everything now. I think all the thinking heads and all the people involved are very aligned. When you lose two games in football, you have the impression that it’s the end of the world, when it’s not at all. All the players, all the staff are perfectly aware of this. We knew there were going to be ups and downs, but now we’re at a bit more of a low. »
“Not in the short term”
And the coach hammers out: “ There is no pressure, there is no stress, there are no alarming elements. We have things to work on to correct, we are perfectly aware. »
The Lensois coach also insists on the content: “ There were a lot of match moments where we saw the version of Racing Club de Lens that we wanted to see. And we know that we will have to have a good number of points to finish in the European places, but we played all the teams who were above us. and not many that were below until now. This is why I say that you must remain serene and calm. You have to put things in context and not panic. But of course we want to be as regular as possible. »
Adrien Thomasson was on the same line. “ The matches, you have to win them all, starts midfield, there is no more pressure than for any other match. It’s a match before a break, we will be keen to negotiate it even closer to two defeats in a row. It’s up to us to put in the right ingredients. In slightly slower periods, you have to redouble your concentration and do more. It’s not going to be easy far from it, but playing Bollaert should give us something extra. »
Bollaert, who has not seen a victory in the league since August 25 (2-0 against Brest) and even a victory at all since the first leg of the Conference League against Panathinaikos (2-1, August 29), would appreciate in any case a success.
