Poorly on board, the Lensois ended up overthrowing everything. At the opening of the 3e Ligue 1 day, this Friday evening, the RC Lens dominated Brest (3-1) in front of its audience in Bollaert. Led in the score, the blood and gold reversed the trend in the second half, well helped by the red card and the penalty caused by the Breton goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki shortly before the time of play.
Author of the first Lensois goal, on penalty spot, Florian Thauvin thus revived his team and unlocked his goal counter under his new colors. The first goal of a long series … At the end of the match, Pierre Sage announced heavy upcoming heavy concerning his flagship recruit of the summer.
“” Thauvin? He was keen to score his first goal to capsize the stadium. He can make 15 goals and 15 assists this season “, So let go of the former OL coach at the Ligue 1+ microphone after the meeting.
Thauvin: “It is that the pleasure of playing in such a full stadium with so many enthusiasts”
For its part, “Flotov” has not shunned its pleasure. “” It is a real pleasure to have scored my first goal, he said. I think that the positive point is our first victory of the season at home. We are very happy. We follow a second victory in a row. We were not very happy in the way last week, today we win with the way. We corrected what made us lack last week. We all fought, we have all made little efforts for the team to improve. I am very happy for the team.
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And Thauvin to add: ” It is that the pleasure of playing in such a full stadium with so many enthusiasts. This is something that stimulates me, something to which I am attached. Afterwards, it is true that my role on the ground is to position myself between the lines. I had a first part of the career where I was a lot stuck to the line. The fact of going to Italy, I was repositioned in the axis. Which allowed me to progress between the lines. I try to bring that to the team. It worked rather well today. I think it will continue in the future. This promises.