From defeated to victorious, LOSC overthrew OGC Nice this Friday on the pitch of the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy (2-1). Formerly of the Lille house, Rio Mavuba is obviously under the spell.
A few months ago, six to be exact, LOSC fell to everyone's surprise in a duel with AS Saint-Etienne (1-0), promoted to the elite of French football. At the final whistle, Olivier Létang expressed his annoyance in the media:
“Anger is never good, but for me, tonight, this match is shameful. I am ashamed of what we proposed”he blurted out in the depths of the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Since then, the Mastiffs have obviously raised their heads, losing only once, in Lisbon in the Champions League the following days, and now remain on an unbeaten run of 21 matches in all competitions. The victory over OGC Nice (2-1) this Friday allowed it to continue.
How to explain this attractive dynamic?
Rio Mavuba, former captain of LOSC, gets wet: “There are the president’s speecheshe reacts with a smile. And then the work of the coach and his technical staff. They were huge, gave confidence to the group. They did not hesitate to give young people a chance when there were injuries.
They can rely on an important backbone with (Lucas) Chevalier, (Bafodé) Diakité, captain (Benjamin) André and obviously Jonathan David. They can build around these four men and I think that makes the work of this team which has a very good squad easier. when looking point by point »analyzes the former midfielder on Téléfoot this Sunday.
Now third in the standings, LOSC is ahead of OGC Nice and AS Monaco, which falls one position after taking five points out of eighteen possible in its last six outings. This series of results, the opposite of that of LOSC, is far from being reassuring in the eyes of Rio Mavuba, who thus concludes his remarks on the teams engaged in the race for the Champions League:
“There is reason to worry in Monaco. They had a very good start to the season and I thinkthey have a squad that can do much better than what they are currently doing. It's quite disappointing. He will have to readjust the squad, I think in particular with the addition of experience. They can do much better. We don’t really know why they’re going to fight.”he says.