The first French club to enter the Champions League this season, Lille lost 2-0 on the pitch of Sporting on Tuesday. The performance of the Dogues, who now have four consecutive defeats in all competitions, has raised serious concerns about the rest of the season.
Jérôme Rothen, consultant for RMC, did not mince his words in pointing out several problems on the Lille side. “What I blame Lille for is telling us that they can compete against good teams with that squad,” he said. declared the former Parisian.
“It’s going to get harder and harder”
“Offensively, I am extremely disappointed with Zhegrova in away matches when the level rises, he regretted. I am very surprised by Sahraoui’s starting position, it seems to me that Cabella has more experience and has shown that he can show good things in a European Cup match away from home. And he did it when he came on. And then Jonathan David… Yesterday, very clearly, he is not at the level.”
Rothen also does not hide his doubts regarding the contribution of LOSC’s summer recruits. “Bakker, is he the one who has to improve the left side of Lille? Meunier, we can’t say that his career is on an upward trajectory. And then behind… Mandi has been overtaken in his positioning. He may have been caught up by age. That’s the recruits. And Mr. Létang is going to explain to us that this team is better than last year’s? That’s not true, it has regressed, it’s not as good as last year. And I have the impression that it’s going to be harder and harder,” Rothen concluded.
