Losing speed after a defeat at home which highlighted its current limitations, RC Lens wants to get back on track without further delay. From this Saturday, therefore, at Roazhon Park in Rennes, on the ground of an opponent who has also lost his splendor by leading the Ligue 1 and the Champions League this fall.
Rennes under pressure
Beaten Wednesday in Russia in Krasnodar (1-0), Rennes will not push its European adventure further. So he can again use all his strength in the league as invited by its president Nicolas Holveck in the columns of West France. With a blow of pressure for his team, which took only seven points on its last seven outings in L1. ” The match against Lens is extremely important “, Insists the manager, who keeps confidence in his players, but especially advises them to start” like starved people »Against the Lensois.
This is the level of motivation that the Sang et Or will find in the ranks of a Breton formation just lacking in efficiency, according to Franck Haise. This encourages the Artesian coach to weigh everything in the approach of a match which is a real challenge. ” You need a state of mind with both doubt, because the opponent is of a different caliber and doomed to play a different championship than ours. And at the same time, build on the good things that we’ve done », He summarizes.
“We must find the whole”
The ” at the same time Is really the business of the moment in Racing, always looking for its best form, pace and benchmarks after being slowed down by the virus. Less intense in general, less compact when losing the ball and less pressing on the opposing carrier, Lens continues to attack and to be generous in the effort, but he surprises less, leaves more space and is more countered.
« We must find the whole. To be able to play, to be solid, to have quality offensive transitions, but also to be vigilant on defensive transitions. If we don’t have this full match against Rennes, we will have problems », Franck Haise warns.
Carried away by his momentum …
The last match against Angers was particularly enlightening. With 64% possession and thirteen shots on goal, Lens did some interesting things offensively. But he paid for his lack of efficiency early in the game, chased after the score and then opened. ” A bit too much “Carried away by his momentum, agrees the Artesian coach.
Attentive not to slow down either ardor or ambition, Franck Haise this week emphasized the need to erase these errors and regain optimal concentration to bounce back. ” The fact of having been well, or even very well for a period, there may have been relaxation, less concentration, individually and collectively “, Estimates the technician, who hammered his speech with the video.
« Pictures don’t lie “, He assures. They revealed a lack of compactness, a few holes leading to waterways. ” It’s not the referee’s fault or something else, no it’s us first », He emphasizes. Be sure that the fault is well identified. And that it must be corrected as soon as possible.
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