It’s rather rare that he provokes Bollaert’s clamor. Not that his performances are unworthy, but Jonathan Gradit, a defender by trade, is rarely a scorer in the Blood and Gold enclosure. Which he was, however, on Saturday evening, with a sublime achievement to equalize against the German champions, Bayer Leverkusen, during a friendly match.
“Never let it down”
At the end of the meeting, Gradit shared his emotions. And acknowledged that his coach, Will Still, had already transmitted his state of mind to the group. Comments given to the site lensois.com.
“It’s a good day for me, it makes up for my blunder at the start of the match. I don’t normally have the instinct to score, but I see a ball coming and I shoot. I don’t really know where it’s going to go but it ends up in the top corner so it’s perfect. We were expecting a big effort and it was. In the ball recovery, they were impressive, we had the impression that they were playing with twelve men in the first half, says Jonathan Gradit. We didn’t do everything perfectly, me first, but we didn’t give up. It’s part of the club’s DNA and the coach’s ideas too to not give up.”
To sum up
Last night, Saturday, in a packed Bollaert, RC Lens drew in a friendly against the German champion, Bayer Leverkusen (2-2). Goalscorer, defender Jonathan Gradit praised the team’s state of mind and that of his… coach.
