Juba Touabi, Media365, published on Friday January 23, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.
Beaten on the pitch of Celta Vigo (2-1) in the Europa League, despite having numerical superiority for more than an hour, Lille once again paid dearly for their mistakes.
The observation is brutal, straightforward. For Lille coach Bruno Genesio, the repetition of the same scenarios now excludes any explanation by bad luck. “ When you repeat the same mistakes for four games, it’s not just success. We don’t learn from our mistakes. And when we don’t learn from our mistakes, that’s another problem, it’s not bad luck “, he blurted out, visibly exasperated. An analysis which refers directly to the preparation and attitude of his team, guilty according to him of systematically falling into the same faults.
Bruno Genesio even went further, evoking a form of collective relaxation that is difficult to explain at this level of competition. “ There is nothing more to explain. It’s inexplicable. Either we don’t prepare well and it’s my fault. Either we think we are playing a six-a-side tournament, and that is therefore also my responsibility. You have to stop. You have to assume. It’s not a coincidence. In the game, since the start of the year, it has been on the verge of scandal “, he asserted, without trying to protect his locker room.
A sterile and worrying domination
Beyond the score, it is above all the content which fuels the technician’s anger. Reduced to ten men after half an hour of play, Celta never really seemed overwhelmed by Lille unable to transform their domination into clear chances. “ It’s not normal that by playing for an hour at eleven against ten we only have four shots on target, that we hit 41 balls in the area and that we only create half a clear chance. “, he detailed. Faced with this offensive impotence and these repeated failed starts to matches, Bruno Genesio did not shirk his responsibilities. Quite the contrary. “ Everyone will have to assume responsibility. I’m going to be the first to take responsibility, because I’m the one who’s responsible, I’m the one who makes the team. So obviously, the first person responsible is me. And I will assume my responsibilities “, he insisted.
The French technician also warned that this questioning would not be limited to his person alone. “ I also think that there are a lot of people who need to question themselves and take responsibility for theirs “. Without going into detail, the Lille coach left doubt surrounding future decisions. “ What does it mean to take responsibility? You will see. I won’t tell you more, but you will see.” A clear message, with warning overtones, which announces strong choices in a context that has become tense.
