File: The 2020-2021 season of Racing Club de Lens in Ligue 1
For three weeks, RC Lens, hard hit by the coronavirus, has been giving its pre-match press conferences, via the Zoom application. But Franck Haise is confident. Its players will be in “face-to-face” to face the red lantern, Sunday at (3pm).
– Benoît Dequevauviller
- The state of the troops: Cheick Traoré, victim of an Achilles tendon rupture during preparation, is still unavailable. Zakay Diallo, slightly ill on Friday, is still trained. The rest of the workforce is operational. “I prefer to have problems composing my team”, rejoiced Franck Haise. “With three matches in a week and even eight matches in a month, I don’t know if we will need everyone. But for sure, we will need more players than usual “. The Lensois coach has a group of 25 field players.
- Returning internationals : Wuilker Farinez, the Venezuelan goalkeeper, and Cyrille Bayala, the Burkinabe striker, did not return from their respective national teams until Friday morning. “They had an adapted program. For the others, we managed according to their playing time. But for example, for a boy like Facundo (Medina), there was of course the time difference but he did not play a single minute during this break. At 21, we have a significant recovery capacity ”.
- Issiaga Sylla excluded from his selection: “The situation has been resolved internally”, explained Franck Haise. And concerning possible sanctions from his employer? “He was seen by the club. We had a discussion. And finally, not much has happened compared to everything that has come out of the Guinean federation. So it was settled internally. Point “. Obviously, the Lensois leaders did not see much to complain about. Guinean leaders will appreciate it.
- On the Dijon-Lens report: “There is a Dijon-Lens which is planned in the league », launched Franck Haise. “So from the moment when there is a Dijon-Lens which is planned, there is a Dijon-Lens which will be played on Sunday! “ The Lensois coach therefore confirmed that his leaders were right to refuse the proposal of their Marseille counterparts to play the late match OM-Lens and postpone Dijon-Lens. Yes, is not PSG who wants … “There are dates that will be released with the Coupe de France”, nonetheless attenuated Franck Haise. “We will play OM at one time or another. But we, in our preparation for the match, also in relation to our logistics, it seemed normal to me to play what was planned ”.
- Ganago’s return: “He could certainly have done ten or fifteen minutes against Anderlecht,” admitted Franck Haise. “But I had rather decided to make him do big sessions between Friday and Saturday rather than playing ten or fifteen minutes. So he had a very full week again. And in view of his week, he is fit. He is in shape. Afterwards, I don’t forget that he was arrested for several weeks. As I take into account that we have three fairly close matches this week. And that there will certainly be movements on the positions of the offensive players ”.
- The tenure of Fofana: “From the moment he started the match against Anderlecht, I think he is able to start a match,” Franck Haise also announced. “In our three-game week, he will start one or more games. Afterwards, he will bring us his ability to defend by moving forward, a great ability to project himself after recovery, to break lines in particular by driving and a technical mastery under pressure of which he is capable. It is not yet 100% but every day it gets better and better ”.
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