Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365, published on Saturday November 30, 2024 at 9:48 a.m.
During the victory in Reims (2-0), which he drew by opening the score, Adrien Thomasson confirmed his current good spirits.
The 13th episode of the 2023-24 championship opened with a relentless success for RC Lens in Reims (2-0), Friday evening. Above, the Sang et Or returned to victory after their home loss last Saturday against Olympique de Marseille (1-3), and appear in 6th place in the ranking on Saturday morning. To win in Champagne, it took two goals from Adrien Thomasson (23rd) and M'Bala Nzola (61st). The midfielder opened the proceedings magnificently with the help of a beautiful sequence: behind a center from Przemyslaw Frankowski poorly repelled by Cédric Kipré, he carried out a chest check then followed up with a half-volley cross victorious with the right foot. “We started the match well. We told ourselves to be very active with and without the ball. We score this first goal but I think we are going back a little too far. We will have to rectify the situation, Thomasson said at half-time. We know that we are going to have difficult times but it is up to us to keep our heads together. I hope it will be an important goal. It's a relief to score but it's far from over. » Fortunately, the Artésiens confirmed in the second half under the leadership of the Frenchman who was one of the best elements of the meeting.
Thomasson, Swiss army knife who stabilizes in front of the defense
Repositioned this season in front of the defense by Will Still, Adrien Thomasson is shining at 30 years old. Involved in 3 goals in 13 L1 outings (2 goals, 1 assist) – as many as last season in 29 matches (1 goal, 2 assists) – number 21 won 13 duels out of 21 contested and shone between pressing and protection of its surface. Arriving in Lens during the 2023 winter transfer window, the trained midfielder first evolved into a support striker under the orders of Franck Haise then he played less last season (20 matches as a substitute). With Luka Modric as a model, Thomasson, born to a French father and a Croatian mother, is a real Swiss army knife (he played on the wings at Evian-TG and Nantes, as number 10 at Strasbourg) who stabilizes with happiness in front of the Lensoise defense since August.
“We deserved this victory”
“It’s a very good evening. We were keen to bounce back after last week's defeat, noted the midfielder at the end of the match. It's done, in style. I think we deserved this victory, with two great goals. I hope this will bring us serenity and confidence for the future. Every time we play here, we feel like we're playing in Bollaert, it's incredible. It was still the case. We felt real strength and real support behind us. »The rest will be the reception in Montpellier, next Sunday.
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