Ligue 1. Why RC Lens can no longer do it at home?

By Florian Brassart
Published on 22 Dec 20 at 12:14

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October 3, 2020. This is the date the last victory for RC Lens (Pas-de-Calais) at home in Ligue 1. It was against AS Saint-Etienne (2-0, 6th day). Since then, the Sang et Or have conceded two draws, against Reims and Nantes, and two defeats, against Angers and Montpellier.

No home win since October

The Bollaert-Delelis stadium had however become a fortress where even PSG had fallen at the very start of the season (1-0, 2nd day). So what happened? The famous meeting against the Stéphanois is the last victory for Racing at home, but it is also the last time that there was a public.

Behind, the closed door has been reestablished because of the health crisis. “If the supporters were present, this statistic would not exist”, assure Yannick Cahuzac, Captain Lensois. “It’s a big handicap to play without them, especially when you know how much they can transcend us. ”

His coach, Franck Haise, shares his opinion. “What the players lack the most is to have an audience to sublimate themselves, to better pass the weak times but also the strong times. “He nevertheless believes that it is not just that:” It is an element but it is not everything. “

He explains in particular that the opposing teams are beginning to know the game played by his protégés. And since the philosophy of the artesian technician is quite offensive, visitors take their precautions …

“Be more clinical”

What Nantes and Angers did, both came to take points in Lens. “They came with very low blocks to leave us little space. This leads us to be even fairer in the offensive animation, in the positioning. You have to be more clinical, ”says Franck Haise.

Wednesday December 23 at 7 p.m., the Sang et Ors welcome Brest, a playful team that is also carried forward. The match may be open and that could well smile to the Lensois …

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