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Lille refuses to panic

At the gates of the red zone, the Lille French champion refuses to panic

The Mastiffs host Montpellier on Sunday (5:00 pm) hoping to start a “virtuous circle” based on the progress seen last weekend in Saint-Etienne (1-1).

“There was a very good reaction from the group after Nice (4-0 defeat, Editor’s note), first during the training week and then during the match in Saint-Etienne. What we did was very consistent” , underlined Saturday Jocelyn Gourvennec.

“We must strengthen the offensive animation of the team, the phases of using the ball and remain balanced defensively so as not to undergo the opposing transitions,” added the new northerner coach.

With two points in three days, Lille is already seven lengths behind Paris SG and must quickly straighten the bar even if the staff has not yet sounded the alarm.

“The strength of the group is there”

“Is there an emergency? No. We have to find a virtuous circle again because when we have a less positive dynamic, we pay for the slightest opportunity of the opponent, that’s what happened in Saint- Etienne. The strength of the group is there, it has not changed much, and we are convinced that we will find positive results, “said Lille president Olivier Létang on Saturday.

In Geoffroy-Guichard, the Mastiffs showed a completely different face after the slap suffered a week earlier against Nice. Solid in the first period and conquerors after the break, the Northerners delivered a successful performance, even if the victory was lacking for lack of realism.

“We have to strengthen what worked well. We might have thought that confidence was impaired after Nice, but the players played a full and consistent game,” noted Gourvennec, before pointing to one of the weak points of his team this season .

The end of the transfer window does not worry them

“You have to be able to take cover while remaining balanced. You have to give yourself some room and be even more efficient in the finish, be able to punish the opponent’s mistakes, be able to score on our highlights. It’s a technical question but also a mentality question, “said the technician.

A few days before the end of the transfer window, several Lille players are called upon, including Sven Botman and Zeki Celik, but this does not seem to weigh on their preparation.

“I did not feel that they were disturbed. In any case, we cannot disperse because we have lost points and the players are aware of it. I will not hide from you that once this is over, that will be more comfortable, “said Gourvennec.

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