Present at the microphone of Prime Video a few minutes after the final whistle of the derby du Nord having seen LOSC bring down RC Lens (1-0) for the first time this season, Franck Haise gave his impressions after this first underperformance of his Blood and Gold. “We had a consistent first half. We lacked control overall, even more in the 2nd period. It was missing in the first, even if we answered present. »
And the Lensois coach to continue. “They exerted good pressure, especially at the start of the second (period), we had a hard time getting out of it. […] They had a real derby. Faced with a team that puts this energy, this malice in front of its public, it is still necessary to be better in the structure, in the organization to unbalance them. We didn’t do it well, especially in the second. Penalties are part of football, that’s how it is. »