After Lens' victory on the Reims lawn on Friday at the opening of the 13th day of Ligue 1 (0-2), Will Still praised the contribution of M'Bala Nzola at the forefront of the Lens attack, even if the The striker had a huge opportunity before his goal.
From disappointment to joy. This Friday, M'Bala Nzola went through all the emotions on the Reims pitch at the opening of the 13th day of Ligue 1. Starting at the forefront of the attack, the Lensois missed a huge opportunity to open the scoring at the hour of play. Covered by Agbadou, the Sang et Or number 8 made a mistake in the last gesture by missing his dive ball against Diouf and depriving his team of a ready goal.
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Barely time to think about it for the 28-year-old Angolan, who finally found the opening two minutes later in an action that was much more difficult to complete. Perfectly found at the entrance to the area, he was able to demonstrate technique and speed to chain control with his left foot, dribble with his right and strike with his left to open the scoring for RC Lens (61st). “It's not that I expected it (the goal) but we worked. We had a difficult period, but we remained calm. I was able to score this (Friday) evening, it feels good”, reacted the striker hotly https://twitter.com/DAZN_FR/status/1862614375674057165.
“It’s up to him to score goals”
Against Reims “Nzo” played “classic” according to his coach Will Still, happy for his player, author of three goals in eight Ligue 1 matches. But the Belgian expects more. “If we are critical and honest, he must put two, because the one before is easier. With ifs and buts we change the world. Nzola is very useful and important in a system like that. He feels better in this system. It's one of the positive notes. It's up to him to score goals, because we will need them”, confided Will Still at a press conference.
On a bad slope with three defeats in the last four matches – Lille (0-2), Paris (0-1) and Marseille (1-3) – the Sang et Or were able to bounce back in Champagne to provisionally enter the top 6 before the other meetings of the weekend. “An encouragement” rather than a “relief” for the Lensois coach, who “wants to play again very quickly” to see the progress of his team.
