The Lille president confirmed on Sunday, after his team’s debacle against Strasbourg (1-4), in Ligue 1, the retention of Bruno Génésio as coach of Lille.
Is five enough? Losc remains on five defeats since the start of the year, in all competitions. The latest one? This Sunday, against Strasbourg (1-4). At a press conference, Bruno Genesio had no doubt as to the fact that he will still be on the Lille bench on Thursday, against Fribourg, in the Europa League. Confirmation of its president, Olivier Létang. “The start of 2026 is very difficult in terms of results. I have great confidence in the entire workforce, the staff and Bruno, we have to hang on, find our values, our virtues. In this period, a vicious circle, we must hold on, remain united. I have great confidence and a lot of strength», he indicated just after this sad meeting, in the mixed zone.
Relaunched on the future of Bruno Genesio, the boss of Losc recalled the words spoken in the interview he very recently gave to Figaronamely that said Genesio will, a priori, still be in office next season. “It’s not even a debate“, he added, regarding Genesio’s potential departure. And to continue: “He does a remarkable job, our relationship is very good, total trust“. Recognizing that “the period is dark“, the former sports director of PSG pleaded guilty: “I am primarily responsible“. He then repeated that he “you have to have a lot of strength» to reverse the trend. Losc appears in fifth place in the Ligue 1 standings. In the Europa League, the Mastiffs, 21st, will play their qualification on the last day, in the middle of the week (ranking here).
