The vehement celebration goes badly. Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier enthusiastically celebrated his team’s victory on the Lens field, Saturday evening in the Northern derby (2-0), upsetting the Artesian public in passing by miming pistol shots towards the stand in additional time. “I think it’s a shame of him, he doesn’t need to do that. But it’s part of the emotions of football,” said coach Will Still at a press conference.
“I took things very, very badly, seen from the bench,” added Artesian midfielder Adrien Thomasson. I’m a very calm person, but it’s true that there, I was a little beside myself. In football there are always winners and losers, but for me you always have to be humble. I don’t wish harm on anyone, but when you win this kind of match and you know the context, you have to be very, very careful about the gestures you can show towards the supporters. (…) These gestures are completely useless. »
Lille tried to defend their goalkeeper, without minimizing his action. “We told him that he had to stay measured,” declared president Olivier Létang, while emphasizing that Chevalier had “taken jokes throughout the match. » “I think he’s still a very young player, he’s from Lille, he’s perhaps the one who experienced the most emotion in this derby,” added coach Bruno Génésio. He must learn too, he is an extraordinary boy, not at all the style to be disrespectful. It can happen. We pointed this out to him. »
