Kakuta found himself alone three meters from Lafont to equalize.

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  • The Canaries went on to an eleventh game without a win by conceding a draw (1-1) against Lens at La Beaujoire this Sunday.

  • Apathetic, the Nantes people nevertheless led almost the entire meeting before conceding a goal ten minutes from the end.

  • FC Nantes is only three points behind the Nîmes play-off.

One small step forward, three big steps back.

Enterprising in the second period a week ago in Montpellier (1-1), the Canaries stammered into the game against Lens (1-1) this Sunday, at La Beaujoire.

With eleven games without any success, the FCN of Raymond Domenech equaled the sad record of 2001-2002.

That year, the Nantes team of Raynald Denoueix then Angel Marcos had yet finished in 10th place in the elite.

A comeback (Raymontada?) Which seems quite impossible for the FCN this season, 17th three points from Nîmes, the barrage (18th).

Recovering since the arrival of the former coach, the Canaries seem to have made a serious relapse against the Northerners this Sunday, even if they led until the 81st minute and the equalizing goal of Kakuta (1-1), left completely alone on a corner.

The scenario however suggested that the long awaited success was going to occur this Sunday.

While Gaël Kakuta had sent his penalty into the clouds (33rd), Imran Louza was quick to transform his own three minutes later (1-0).

Once again, Nantes had relied on the percussion talent of Randal Kolo Muani, mown in the area by Jonathan Gradit.

It is already the young Nantes striker who had caused the penalty of the equalizer in the North on November 25 (1-1).

“We always have an efficiency problem in the game,” explained Raymond Domenech, less talkative and less positive than usual.

We had more waste in the management of the balloon than in Montpellier.

It's frustrating, not annoying.

“The Nantes coach undoubtedly realized this Sunday how much his team is lacking in confidence and some of his individualities (Fabio, Pallois, Coulibaly) suffering.

Raymond Domenech does not say the word of maintenance

Offensively, apart from a too cross shot from Kolo Muani (73rd) and a long-distance strike from Touré (88th), Nantes purred and especially chased the ball, well handled by the Lensois (60% of ball possession).

“Defensively, we are much better, but we create fewer scoring chances, regrets Alban Lafont, left to himself on the Lensois goal.

We must be more dangerous in the opposing 16m.

We need to put a little more madness, decision-making in our game. ”The promises of consistency seen in the collective expression of the first two outings, under the leadership of Domenech, faded this Sunday, giving way clear to a worrying regression with a view to the end of the season.

Raymond Domenech has still not uttered the word maintain since he arrived.

This Sunday, he was no exception to the rule.

"Me, I am in the idea of ​​giving a foundation, a solidity to this team so that the results come.

It is not by decreeing a number of points, by waving the flag of fear that we make the players play well.

What matters is that they are happy to be together.

“In Nantes, the group is living well, but the team is playing poorly then.

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