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The Canadian LOSC international pays tribute to the entire Lille team.
Four days after its broad success against Feyenoord (6-1) in the Champions League, the LOSC chained with a new victory against Saint-Etienne (4-1) this Saturday in League 1. The men of Bruno Genesio delivered a Nice performance, like Jonathan David, still as prolific under the colors of the Dogues.
Decisive in his last five games, Jonathan David opened the scoring after half an hour of play by transforming a penalty of a pretty panenka. The opportunity for the Canadian to greet the Lille collective after the meeting, the only French team already qualified for the knockout stages of the C1 after finishing 7th in this league phase.
“Everyone does the job”
“It's not easy to play every three days, but we have a group to do so. Today’s match once again proves that everyone is important. Those who start like those who enter. Everyone does the job. The supporters see that we work a lot and we make efforts, that's why there is this recognition on their part ”, said the star of cannucks at the microphone of
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The native of Brooklyn also mentioned his choice to try the panenka during his penalty, displaying a certain serenity in this exercise. “La Panenka? You have to try it (smile). If it fits, it comes in. If it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit. But I wanted to try it today, and I succeeded! We are happy to have won, now we're going to celebrate and then we will focus on the next match ”, he added. Next Wednesday, the northern club will receive Dunkirk as part of the knockout stages of the Coupe de France.
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