Relieved to have regained victory in Ligue 1, Bruno Genesio wanted to applaud the strength of character of his LOSC to overthrow Nice (2-1) this Friday evening. Aware of the first period missed by his men, the Lille technician is especially delighted to have regained victory after an excellent reaction from his group.
A LOSC logically reactionary?
“We were lucky that Lucas (Chevalier) left us alive because Nice could have led much more in the first quarter of an hour. It would have been difficult to get back into the match. I was lenient at half-time because I think we left a lot of strength in Marseille (Tuesday), physically and mentally. He lacked a lot of energy at the start of the match. At halftime, I just encouraged my team to bring a little more vertical play, runs, to keep the confidence and say that we will get better as the match goes on. We had a perfect start because we equalized (48′), which played a big role in our minds. In the second half, we overthrew this Nice team which could not resist our character and our qualities. »
Halftime changed everything
“Halftime? I shook them a little, but while remaining understanding (smile). We had to say things to correct them, because we lost a lot of duels, we put forward play and we had a lot of technical waste. There was a lot of encouragement and positivity to come back in this second half. When you're not part of the group, it's difficult to realize what you've been doing for several months. It's really huge. You have to continue and not stop in progress. I want to congratulate this extraordinary group of resources. »
Entrants still performing well
“I place a lot of emphasis on the contribution of players who do not start the match. When you chain all three players together, those who take over must contribute, either to be decisive offensively, or to allow us to keep the score at the end of the match. Jonathan David? He was already decisive against Marseille, he is again this evening. Apart from that, there is all the less visible work of calling races, replacements, pressing… We must also highlight the character of our captain (Benjamin André) who brings a lot of energy. »
Dynamics more important than ranking
“Apart from the ranking, it was important to return to victory in the championship, where we remained in three draws. Nice was a direct competitor who passed us in front of us on the last day. It was important to return to victory and move forward. The ranking is for the moment anecdotal, it will be very important on the 34th day. »
-Where is LOSC in its transfer window?
“I had this discussion with my president, as we have every day because the transfer window is a changing period. I won't tell you the content of our discussions, but we are moving forward in our thinking. It's important to take the time. We have a group with an exceptional state of mind, there must not be a grain of sand and maintain this very fragile balance. »
Source: DAZN
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