“I will be clear: those who want to play for
LOSC
must say it clearly and those who do not want it enough, they must say it too. I don’t feel that in training but I feel a little difference. I hope I’m wrong. »
These comments, signed Bruno Genesio after Lille’s draw at Auxerre on Friday (0-0), did not go unnoticed in the North. The technician persists and signs : “I wasn’t angry but this intervention was thoughtful” he said on the eve of this trip to Marseille in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
Change in 11 Lille
“We discussed the situation of the team which is not alarming, far from it, since we are well placed in the Championship, we are qualified at least for the round of 16 of the Champions League, perhaps better, and still in the Coupe de France. But my job is to observe, draw conclusions and remedy them if possible. So I expect more efficiency and we also get it when we do a little more. In the last matches, especially our last two, we lack that extra soul, that extra aggressiveness to transform a draw into victory. »
Should we expect a completely remodeled eleven? No option should be excluded. There should be a change in the starting team. LOSC will normally start with its understudy in the goals, and other players like Meunier, or Gomes, could have playing time. Genesio expects a lot from his men, a month after the draw won in Marseille (1-1) . “It’s the right time. And I think there will be a lot of similarities with the Championship. We showed that we were capable of standing up to them, or even doing much better than standing up to them. Because over the whole match, we may even have some regrets about not having won. » The stage is set.
The expected line-up for Lille
: Mannone – Meunier, Diakité, Alexsandro, Ismaily – André, Gomes – Cabella, Bouaddi, Haraldsson – David.
