Ligue 1 special: LOSC Lille’s failure to keep a result could cost them more than a point
On the final whistle, at a not-so-well-looked-after pitch at the Stadyumu
Hüseyin Avni Aker, Rudi Garcia looked into the heavens to wonder why his team can’t hold on to a good lead after doing all the hard work.
LOSC Lille had once again dropped valuable points and Rudi Garcia is as flabbergasted at the recent syndrome developed by his players as the fans are.
Since a 3-1 win over AS Saint-Etienne at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Week 5 of Ligue 1, Les Dogues have failed to win a single game. In the last five games, the reigning French champions have not won a single game. What’s more surprising about this run
is that Lille have actually been in great position in each of the games before leaking in goals to get just a point.
In the first game of the UEFA Champions League group stages, an http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 with just a point
to show for all their hard work.
The trend started in full-flow when Garcia’s men played at Bordeaux. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Trabzonspor-c40759 have followed.
Joe Cole’s excellent goal gave Lille the lead against Lorient but Les Merlus scored a goal of their own to leave the Stade Metropole satisfied with a point. An unfancied Turkish side never showed any signs of life against Lille in the first half.
Throughout the game, Les Dogues dominated. The pitch can be blamed for Lille’s inability to increase their lead in the first half that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moussa-Sow-c26939 had given them. However, Lille’s ineffectiveness infront of goal gave the home side a chance to get back in
the game.
Senol Gunes has been in the European stage for a long time and has enough experience to change tactics efficiently. The Turks came out for the second half as a different team and punished Lille for their failure to increase their lead.
Onur Kivrak denied Balmont twice and the defence did well in keeping Eden Hazard quite in the second half. No player stepped up to increase Lille’s lead and later on, a handball by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Debuchy-c24682 saw the ref point out for a spot kick which was easily converted
by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gustavo-Colman-c15418.
Trabzonspor were understandably delighted with the result which puts them in second place in the group. However, Lille are now left with a lot of work to do in order to compensate for the recent draws.
Rudi Garcia fully knows that winning is the only way for his team to get out of the mess for which all players are to be blamed. Furthermore, the defence has shown a lot of holes this season and Garcia needs to fill them as early as possible.
Currently languishing in sixth place in the Ligue 1 standings, Lille are not yet out of the title race but they have to start defending their leads successfully in order to mount a title assault with the likes of Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain – two teams
who have already proven their worth as title contenders.
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