As a final, large-scale challenge approaches, the LOSC and its men are ready to bare their fangs. Insatiable, they will not give up, assured Nabil Bentaleb like a good road captain.
This Sunday, in the gentle warmth of spring, LOSC puts its European future on the line, the one it has in its hands and which it must not let slip by the wayside. Conversely, it is OGC Nice who are intent on thwarting Paulo Fonseca’s plans, and the Mastiffs are confident of the fierce adversity to overcome, even if they have nothing left to argue for: “We all know the individual quality of the Nice players. They are excellent. They had a bit of a hard time but at the start of the season they were on fire. They have come back for some time. They are a difficult team to play against and we know that if they have a good day, it can be complicated. Nice is still a very dangerous team, maybe that (defeat against PSG, 1-2) can take some pressure off them. They might come with a more unrestrained game , but that doesn’t change anything for us. Our goal is simply to win.”he asserts.
The description of the opponent, this exercise is passed. It is now on the mental level that we will have to be there and give everything without a second thought: “With the leaders of the group, even the president and the coach, we insisted on this and said that the season was not over. We will be able to prepare an observation later, after this match. I think that everyone is very worried over the fact that we are still three points short. Even if we reach the end, it could be one of the most important games of the seasonhe says. We are extremely determined. We are aware of the issues we face. We know it’s a very important game and we’ve prepared really well for it all week. We are ready to go to war.”, exclaims Nabil Bentaleb, who aims to play in the Champions League with his favorite club, LOSC. He doesn’t want to miss the boat and trusts his teammates to pull through. He already knows this will be the case for Vito Mannone, who will start in the Lille cages in Lucas Chevalier’s absence: “We have full confidence in Vito. He is an extremely professional player and he showed that in the last game. He came in and he did brilliantly (with a tap after his first step, ed. note)”said the midfielder on Saturday.
Distrust and boundless motivation, Mastiffs have ticked off each of the necessities to make their followers dream. There will be many of them in the corridors of the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy. The latter will be sold out: “All the elements are coming together for us to have a good end to the season. It’s now up to us to put the ingredients together to do it. We know it won’t be easy against a Nice team with huge potential. We will have to to fight to the end”ends Nabil Bentaleb, ready to go in the ring for the 34th time this season, the last.
