The 4-4-2 square, the funny system of Will Still during Reims-Lille

“This system has no name and there is no number that can really describe it! » So joked Will Still about the winning tactical move that the promising and creative young coach from Reims (30 years old) pulled off against LOSC (1-0). Either a kind of 4-4-2, but with a square in the middle and the two most advanced attackers (Ito and Balogun) very eccentric when the ball is lost.

” We know that Lille animates its game with a very strong square. So the idea was to leave the two flanks where their sides were, to control these four players (the two central defenders José Fonte and Alexsandro as well as the two holding midfielders, Benjamin André and Angel Gomes), then to take advantage of the spaces that open up, which we were able to do for long sequences”, savored Still.

“I must especially congratulate my players who fully embraced and ran like crazy”

Thus, after four unsuccessful matches (1 draw then 3 losses), enamelled each time by conceded goals from the start, the SDR this time offered a very good start, logically rewarded by the goal of Munetsi (21st). The Champenois can certainly regret not having scored more, especially by Folarin Balogun, who has a lot “harvested”.

But they can especially rejoice to have finally returned to success (1-0), resisting nicely in the second half. “It’s good to have ideas and I have plenty of them. But above all, I must congratulate my players who fully embraced and ran like crazy,” concluded Still. Enough to open up encouraging prospects before the trip to Lens on Friday.