“It’s obviously a good start to the season,” rejoices Franck Haise

Franck Haisecoach of Lens, after the victory against Rennes 2 to 1 on Saturday during the fourth day of Ligue 1: “I’m happy with what we did tonight, even though the first half was tactical, quite closed. Both teams were closing spaces well. But it was intense. I saw the chances follow one another at the start of the second period, without us scoring. I didn’t know if we could keep up. We had a physical backlash, certainly because we fell back a bit at 2-0. We should have scored before. It’s obviously a good start to the season. Monaco (4-1) and Rennes (2-1) play Europe every year. We had to get up to speed and try to surpass it. From tomorrow, we will have to focus on Lorient and Reims. Am I sure to keep Seko Fofana before the end of the transfer window? No. He knows what I think since he arrived. He knows where he is, with whom. But everyone has their career to manage. He will make his decision if a decision needs to be made.”