Pierre Dréossi was announced for RC Lens this Monday morning. The former player and football director of LOSC was inducted general manager of the Artesian club, a historic rival.
The start of summer is turbulent for neighboring Lens, which is beginning a complete reorganization of its sports management. Following the departure of Arnaud Pouille, present in Artois for seven long years, the Sangs et Or went to look for the football director of FC Metz, Pierre Dréossi. Recently relegated to Ligue 2 after his team’s defeat against AS Saint-Etienne in the play-offs, the former Metz player was made official this Monday morning as general manager of RC Lens. It was also presented to the press by Joseph Oughourlian, president, who is already facing numerous criticisms regarding this choice.
The reason for this anger among the Lensois public? The Lille past of the newcomer. Indeed, the native of Roubaix has been to LOSC twice, the first time as a player since he was trained there, the second as director of football. It was also his first experience in this suit and when he wore it, he led LOSC from Ligue 2 to the Champions League in three years from 1999 to 2002. Aware of this ambient animosity surrounding his arrival , Pierre Dréossi did not avoid the question this Monday: “When we have an identity as strong as RC Lens, there is a great rivalry with Lille. I’m not going to say that I’m not from Lille, that I wasn’t a player in Lille and that I didn’t bring the club to the LDC as CEO. But it’s been 22 years since I left Lillehe says. I spent 11 years in Rennes. I was not Breton. Everyone has their own perspective. I can understand the supporters with this regional anchoring, the most intense in France. This rivalry exists. So much the better. And I can’t wait for the next derby. I will be 100% Lensois”he proclaimed to the media, in comments relayed by the specialist and writer Laurent Mazure.
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