LIGUE 1 - Lille complain about pitch after draw: It's a real problem

28.11.2021 22:30 of D.B. TransferMarketWeb   see readings
LIGUE 1 - Lille complain about pitch after draw: It's a real problem
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After the struggling Ligue 1 champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Nantes on Saturday, Lille criticized the status of the surface at their own Stade Pierre-Mauroy, while second-placed Nice lost at home to bottom club Metz.

Lille, who are top of their Champions League group, are 12th in Ligue 1 and have not won in six league games under Jocelyn Gourvennec.

Burak Yilmaz gave them an early lead against Nantes, but Ludovic Blas equalized in the 24th minute.

After the game, Lille's players and Gourvennec directed their rage at the turf.

"It's hard to play out from the back when you're being pressed on a pitch like that," said Lille coach Gourvennec.

"I don't like to talk about it, but it's a fact. What's the solution? I don't know. We often talk about it with the president.

"It's a real problem - we don't have a good quality pitch. Apart from making observations, I don't know what I can do. Do we need an investment? I don't know."