It's an evening to forget, definitely. This Saturday evening, the LOSC moved to the lawn of PSG as part of the 24th day of Ligue 1.. A meeting that took place just a few days before the 8th finals of the Champions League (opposite Liverpool for Paris, against Dortmund for Lille). And in this match, PSG martyred a very disappointing Lille team (4-1). Bruno Genesio's formation did not exist and already lost 4-0 in the first period. After the meeting, the Lille coach seemed to be responsible for defeat. “Even if Paris made a big first half, they made their task easier. And at the end, I assumed my mistakes because I am responsible first and 100% of this defeat. All the choices of this evening were bad, on the choices of play, everything we could make, especially in the first period “he explained. But the former OL coach also took the opportunity to tackle the French football bodies concerning the Lille demand to postpone this poster of Ligue 1.
“You have to replace all this in the context. We play a Champions League match on Tuesday in Dortmund. All the choices and all the reflections were made according to this evening match but also on Tuesday. But without making the mourner, there was a way to do much better on the part of the instances. ” A speech which can be understood and which confirms the impression left by the Lille on this match. But after the meeting, the president of LOSC Olivier Letang presented himself in the mixed zone to send a message to his team. The French leader did not at all appreciate the face displayed by his players especially in attitude. “Do I want the authorities not to shift the match?” No, that's not at all that did what we produced this evening. What I said to the boys in the locker room: on a match like that, they all want to play high level matches, but we can't expect anything if we don't have fundamental values like courage, personality, character. You all saw it in the first period. If there are 6 or 7-0, there is nothing to say. There is a real alert on attitudes, that's what bothered me the most. It happens not to be good, but when you lack courage and personality, necessarily, it's harder to make a result. ”
Olivier Letang is sounding the alarm!
Olivier Letang did not stop there and wanted to recall that if his team had their heads in the match against Dortmund in a few days, the club's priority remained the league 1. And that it should not be forgotten. “The head in the match against Dortmund?” Yes, the C1, our goal is to qualify us obviously. On the other hand, I prefer to sound the alarm on the championship. If we want to relive the emotions we have experienced, the posters, it goes through the championship. The C1 is not because we play it this year, that we are qualified for next year. I am waiting for a reaction Tuesday, but especially Saturday against Montpellier. These are important matches. We lost 8 points against a last team in the ranking. You have to react very quickly. The levers are attitude, courage and personality. Because what we saw in the first period is just not possible. Everyone has to realize and be aligned with our ambitions. Playing a quarter -final yes, it will be difficult because Dortmund is the last finalist. But I insist that our daily bread is Ligue 1. If we don't have the right attitudes, we will be in trouble. ”he launched before continuing.
“The levers are attitude, courage and personality. Because what we saw in the first period is just not possible. Everyone has to realize and be aligned with our ambitions. Playing a quarter -final yes, it will be difficult because Dortmund is the last finalist. But I insist that our daily bread is Ligue 1. If we don't have the right attitudes, we will be in difficulty. We must not make a mistake, I am quite clear on the C1, we have two beautiful posters, we will do everything. What worries me, and I prefer to say it now, not in May is beware of the championship. I repeat myself tonight. It will take different attitudes and behaviors that we saw in front of PSG and against Le Havre. I'm not here to talk about tactics, but there are fundamentals. The fight, the commitment, we have not seen anything. You have to react and I want everyone to be alert. ” Strong words from the Lille president who obviously did not appreciate the way of losing his team. It remains to be seen whether this rant will bear fruit and make his team react. Response first against Dortmund then especially against Montpellier. The Lille, 5th in the L1 ranking, are warned.
