New match for RC Lens and new draw for. The Lensois will have to wait for the meetings in Nantes and Reims to find out if their 4th place escapes them at the end of the fourth day. Discover the player ratings of Will Still against Nice (0-0) in this article.
After three matches without winning (and without losing) against Monaco (1-1), Lyon (0-0), then against Rennes (1-1), the Sang et Or drew again in Ligue 1 this Saturday afternoon. Against OGC Nice, Will Still’s men still failed to win (0-0).
Despite a strong start to the match and a lot of pressure put on the Niçois during the first half, the Sang et Or failed to score. At the end of the first half, Lensois had 15 shots and 4 shots on target. They had total control of the game, but dominating is not winning. The Lensois could have been surprised by Bouanani and the very rapid sequence of the Algerian who fell on a great Brice Samba.
In the second half, the match became balanced and the Niçois were almost rewarded by obtaining a penalty. Nothing, according to François Letexier. The Lensois then scared themselves by finishing the match at 10 against 11 after the expulsion of Zaroury who entered during the game. The two teams put on a great show, without deciding between themselves. Discover the ratings given to RC Lens players.
Relaunches and precise long play to bring the block up and serve your partners and decisive saves throughout the match. Just like the opposing goalkeeper, Brice Samba put in a huge performance.
Valuable on the restart to eliminate the first line of pressure through the pass, Gradit was also precise in his long game. Effective, defensively, to regain possession, he countered a shot which went into the net in the second half.
He simply hurt N’Guessan and was aggressive when he followed the Ivorian’s stalls. N’guessan had difficulty turning around to face the game. The defender almost delivered the Lensois with a header which took the path of the top corner, it was repelled by Jonathan Clauss.
He was simply a powerhouse throughout the match. Effective at high pressure, effective at resisting pressure. He again showed good aggression in the match while being technically fair.
Frankowski had a decent match, he could have been the savior of Lensois at the start of the match with an opportunity. He also created a chance. His foul on Boga still gave Nice a good free kick. He was replaced in the 77th.
Resistance to pressing, directions of play, projections into the area. He could also have been the author of an assist on a back pass for Fulgini who saw his shot blocked.
Thomasson had a good match, he made three tackles and recovered 8 balls. He faltered a little offensively with his crosses and his long play and was at the base of the corner headed by Khusanov pushed back by Clauss at the very end of the match.
He brought offensively with his percussion and created a big opportunity in the 33rd minute, his shot unfortunately missed.
On a free kick, he activated Wesley Saïd very well in depth with a ball thrown over the Nice wall, he could have been the author of a decisive pass if Saïd had managed to deceive the goalkeeper. Replaced in the 58th.
Interesting around the Nice surface to guide and serve his partners, like his partners, Wesley Saïd will have had difficulty being decisive. He was replaced in the 58th minute.
Despite the chances that were not converted, the Angolan had a good match. Just before his exit, he could have scored a decisive pass from a cross, but Labeau-Lascary came up against Bulka.