Bruno Genesio, coach of Lille (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP)
Dominant in the game and the chances in the first half, Lille failed to widen the gap. Enough to leave OL alive and retreat during the second act.
Half time for one, half time for the other. Friday evening, at the Pierre Mauroy stadium, Lille and theOL each had their period to come to the fore. In a pleasant encounter to watch, the two teams showed irregularity to finally part back to back after Lyon's equalizer at the very end of the match (1-1). In the Rhone camp, there was almost disappointment at not having managed to secure the three points, after this second half to lay siege to the Rhone camp. LOSC.
However, Bruno Genesio believes that “the draw is totally logical, even if the scenario gives us regrets”. Which ones? Those of not having managed to drive the point home in the first 45 minutes while the Mastiffs had control of the match. “We can regret not having been effective enough before the break, because we had a lot of situations, we had a lot of intensity”continued the former Lyon coach.
“Maybe we were tired”
Between Lyonnais cheered up after Pierre's speech Sage at the break and Lille, much less in their mood, the appearance of the match was completely reversed. L'OL had the opportunities to come back and even win when the LOSC took the blame. Not spared by injuries, the northern club paid for its physical freshness. “We gave the maximum with our means at the moment and that remains an interesting point, against a very good team. We were perhaps tired, because we fell back a lot and we were no longer able to get the balls out against their pressure.” Lille does not regain second place in the standings, OL is standing still. No one is really disappointed, no one is really satisfied.
