Bétheny, France — Reims dey face serious wahala as dem prepare to play Lille for Ligue 1 on Wednesday night. Dem no fit score for last fourteen matches against Montpellier, and dem dey fear say their upcoming Coupe de France final against PSG fit slip away if dem no win dis match.
As dem dey approach di critical match, Reims need to better their performance after struggling against Saint-Étienne and failing to win important games. If dem no come back with at least one point from Lille, dem fit find themselves in relegation zone if Le Havre and Nantes perform well.
Reims dey enter dis crucial matchup with heavy hearts, as dem don only score six goals in di last thirteen matches, with key players like Keito Nakamura, who don score 12 goals this season, suspended, and Mamadou Diakhon injured.
Di coach, wey be Franco-Malian, don talk say di team’s mental weakness dey affect dem serious. E mention say di team lack leadership, especially since some key players like Emmanuel Agbadou and Marshall Munetsi don leave for winter transfer. E stress say di current squad need to find way to lead themselves and no just depend on senior players.
“Di explanation for our fragile state be say we get young players wey never strong enough to manage full season for Ligue 1” di coach talk. “Dem need to hear di message and respond. Na challenge wey we dey face and dem fit overcome am,” e add.
Mory Gbane, a player for di team, also share im own thoughts: “Many young players no sabi how to handle certain situations, and e dey cause problems for us. We need to find solution quickly.”
As Reims dey prepare for dis match with heavy expectations, fans don dey express their frustration over di team’s performance, urging dem to show character and fight for survival. “We just want dem to give everything for 90 minutes and show say dem get pride,” one fan talk.
Di match against Lille go be a make-or-mar encounter for di team; if dem no perform well, di final against PSG fit become a distant dream as dem face possible relegation.
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