Lens’ European adventure ended Thursday, late at night in the middle of the Black Forest, with a feeling of unfinished business. The Artesian club does not even have time to dwell on the bitterness of the four missed opportunities in the second half after its controlled first half against Friborg (2-3 ap). Monaco, for its part, reminded the 6th of L1 this afternoon of the difficulty of the path which would allow it to return to Europe next season.
“We have to switch, that’s the message sent at the end of the match,” said Franck Haise on Saturday. We cannot go back to the past, let alone use the conditional on the content of the match. We are touched. But let’s be proud. Let’s go back into battle with passion and enthusiasm. We grew up, gained from the European experience. We didn’t do everything well. We also did some great things. We must rely on these to move forward and win other meetings. And relive those moments. »
On social networks, many harsh criticisms of his coaching or the level of his players arose after the elimination in overtime. The Sang et Or coach did not appreciate it at all. Some players closed their accounts during the storm. “We will not change the criticism against anyone,” says Haise. It’s not serious. There are courageous fools behind their screens. I am always with my players. They are not cheaters but guys who give everything. I am a guarantor of these values. »
Haise has something to spin
Lens will really need all its resources against Monaco, who defeated it in the Principality in the first leg of the Championship (0-3, September 2) before eliminating it on penalties (2-2, 4- 5 in the tab) in the 32nd round of the Coupe de France at the start of January. In Reims (1-1 last Sunday), at the heart of a series of five matches in two weeks, the coach had changed eight starters. He begins a journey against the princely club against five big players from L1 (Monaco, Lyon, Brest, Nice, Lille). The tunnel will end at the end of March and will tell whether the artesian team has maintained its continental course.
“In Reims, I wanted to take as many people as possible over the period, to give freshness, to avoid injuries,” explains the technician, as he recovers Kevin Danso, back from suspension. In my mind, I have 18 to 20 close players, even if there are different shapes. In Auguste Delaune, some were able to cut. They are able to string together two meetings. Others played 130 minutes in Germany, including injury time. We were very attentive to each other’s states. We will also need freshness. »
2024-02-24 23:45:00
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