RC Lens have the opportunity to take home the point before the break with two games that may seem close at hand, in Angers this Saturday at 9pm, then at home against Clermont, as we approach a calendar period who hurt the team last season.
Yes … The season seems to have just begun and yet, after the next two games, it will be time to learn how to do without football evenings in the company of Sang et Or. The World Cup in Qatar will start on November 20, after RC Lens’s trip to Angers this Saturday, then the reception in Clermont next weekend. So see you on December 28 in Nice for the resumption of Ligue 1 …
After such a fantastic first part of the season, it would be a shame to go on vacation with some questions in mind. Like those that could occur after a misstep at the bottom of Ligue 1 combined with the first points lost at home against Clermont. Last season, a similar sequence didn’t go very well at RC Lens. After a 4-0 defeat in Brest, they suffered a 2-2 draw in Bollaert against Angers and then in Clermont. We were then a bit more advanced in November and Lensois had a bad chain, ending the year rather badly in the league except for a prestigious draw against PSG for Sainte-Barbe (1-1). This is why perhaps this truce will come in the best way, finally, for the Blood and the Gold, as long as they save some time this Saturday.
Jonathan Gradit: « Sometimes we wish we could taste a little more “
The calendar seems favorable to allow the Lensois to reach the truce keeping the 2nd position. But defender Jonathan Gradit is logically very cautious: “ We have games that may seem affordable, but they will be very important. Anger, it will be difficult. We want to score points and we also want to continue our good streak in Bollaert against Clermont. If we start with 6 points before half-time, that will be a good thing. In any case, with 30 points earned, the results will be very positive for the Sang et Or.
For two and a half years, RC Lens continued to progress. The path covered is immense. ” We realize it but we don’t have time to savor itblows Jonathan Gradit. Football is a constant question. In other words, it is not an end in itself, every game has its own truth and we must know how to change quickly, even if sometimes we would like to be able to savor a little more. I hope that on the 38th day we will be able to enjoy a good beer in hand! “The next two games are a great opportunity for Franck Haise’s players to once again demonstrate this progress in maturity, which the Lensois coach himself admits to experiencing. These matches could allow us to grab those few small points that were lost last season to do better than an already good 7th place. First stage this Saturday to the last, which remains on 5 consecutive defeats. Beware of the trap …
Christophe Schaad, with Eloise De Mester.
