RC Lens receives Strasbourg this Friday for the 30th day of Ligue 1, at 9 p.m. Two Racings which know very different trajectories but the Alsatian club has been showing encouraging signs for a few weeks. Close-up on the meeting, with Franck Haise and Adrien Thomasson, in the other locker room three months ago.
At a time when RC Lens is increasingly appearing as a very credible candidate for the Champions League and a possible title is even starting to be mentioned in the discussions surrounding it, it will already have to do the job on Friday at home. against the first non-relegation: Strasbourg. The speech seems agreed and yet, yes, nothing should be easy for Lens. 3 months ago, the Lensois had to settle for a 2-2 draw at La Meinau after a disputed match that could have gone to both sides. And since then, the RCSA has found some color with the arrival on the bench of the experienced Frédéric Antonetti, even if the results are still lacking in regularity.
At Louis II, Monaco still almost paid the price last weekend (4-3). ” For having exchanged with some of my former teammates, it’s true that he brings a new dynamic that the team needednotes Lensois midfielder Adrien Thomasson, who was still from Strasbourg a few months ago. To watch them play, he advocates active, very dynamic football. It will be difficult against them because they are playing their survival in the League. I don’t have all the details of the composition but I know a little what to expect on Friday! “Franck Haise also:” We saw it in Monaco where they lost but scored 3 goals which is not given to everyone, or in Marseille where they were able to draw, but also against us in the past: They kept a big framework, there is quality and we are warned. There won’t be any surprises, it’s up to us to be up to speed. »
“As long as we stay in this state of mind…”
A victory on Friday would allow Lens to put the competition under heavy pressure for Europe. And even perhaps to return at least temporarily to 3 points from the Parisian leader whose result on Saturday evening in Nice will be closely watched. But like Franck Haise, Adrien Thomasson lets others talk about the title for the moment: “ It’s still way too far. We in the locker room, we say to ourselves that we have to chart our own path. As long as we stay in this state of mind, to be only focused on us… I think that is the key. It will be a difficult match but if we put the right ingredients, we can have great prospects. If we’re there, it’s because we deserve it, but it’s still very ephemeral. There are very few point differences in the standings. During February, we had had a little hollow in terms of points taken and we talked less about us. We know how it goes. Now we have three wins and three clean sheets, we will still have to keep our clean sheet, remain effective in both surfaces, because it will be played on the details. »
A 4th consecutive victory that RC Lens will try to win in an atmosphere that promises to be top notch, in a sold-out Bollaert for the 22nd time in a row, with Strasbourg supporters present in force. Visitor parking has been announced as full since March 22. Ticket office seats grand public » for visitor parking were sold in 2 hours, specifies the Alsatian club. Strasbourg, a central city in the functioning of Europe which is also overflowing with passion for its Racing. The poster has promises to keep, with very different issues on each side, between the fight for Europe precisely for one and maintenance for the other.
