When everything is smiling on you, you have to take advantage of it. Having emerged unscathed from their trips to Monaco (0-0) and Madrid (1-3), Lille are carried by a wave of confidence and optimism that they want to extend a little further during the shortest trip of their season. “ Having positive results brings something more reassuring. We know that we are very strong at home. Being a little stronger on the outside allows us to be a little more ambitious », recognized Benjamin André, particularly relaxed for the day before the derby.
If joy was still very present in the captain of the Mastiffs, Bruno Genesio nevertheless remains on alert against an evil that could play a bad trick on his team: euphoria. “ This can be dangerous because there may be relaxation or inflammation. But it's good to play a derby, because we're always alert. It's an important match, and it's better than playing a bottom team at home, where everyone would already see us with three points. »
With the same system?
To try to take them, the technician should not touch too much the eleven who finished the match in Madrid. Rémy Cabella's package has been confirmed. The attacking midfielder will remain in care throughout the next week to aim for a return when they host Juventus Turin (November 5). Bruno Genesio will nevertheless be able to count on Ayyoub Bouaddi. The U20 international's calf held up during this Friday afternoon's session.
It remains to be seen whether the northern coach maintains his defense at five or returns to that at four. Listening to him this Friday afternoon, he would lean towards the first option: “ I really liked the animation of the system in Madrid, we had already done it so we already had some benchmarks. It could be a solution for tomorrow (SATURDAY)because we know that they will also play in this system, so it would make it possible to stick to them. I am lucky to have a lot of possibilities despite the number of injuries to play in another animation, but in any case I liked this one, it convinced me. »
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