"We're not yet where we want to be in the league. We need to keep working hard and trying to win. We're used to deep defensive blocs; that's often how our opponents play against us. We want to become leaders, but Lens are in great form, with 10 consecutive wins. It's exciting."
"Without a doubt, they will be capable of causing us problems. They caused problems for Marseille, Lille, Lens and Strasbourg. They are struggling in the table, but they will do everything they can to beat us. We have also seen that we are not invincible, so we have to be careful and work hard to win every match we play."
"These are always difficult matches because they are a team that needs points. They are likely to play with a deep defensive bloc, which we are used to, but we have to play seriously and be very focused. We will have to be precise because we know we will have very little space."
"We're scoring a lot of goals, and we've scored four more than we had at this stage last season. That's a source of satisfaction, and it makes me think we're on the right track. Lens are playing at an incredible pace, which is another reason why we're not top of the table at the moment. I think that, given the circumstances of the season, there's reason to be optimistic."
"We have a training session this afternoon, and I'm going to talk to him to see how he's feeling. He's back and in normal shape. We'll decide later whether he'll be in the squad, but we'll have to wait and see how he is on the training ground."
"It's always a very good thing to have players returning from international duty. I'm very happy for him, he's gained experience because he plays a lot with us and he played in the Africa Cup of Nations. That will have helped him mature even more. All of this proves that he's up to scratch. But their return is good news for us."
