Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw between RC Lens and PSV at home in Champions League Matchday 3 resulted in a point for the team thanks to an outstanding equalizer from Elye Wahi, who was substituted in after coach Franck Haise had altered his mind. Regards, coach!
On Matchday 3, RC Lens hosted PSV, one of the biggest teams in the Netherlands, and their performance in the first half of the match demonstrated how good their opponents were. Johan Bakayoko gave PSV the lead early in the second, making things seem bad for Lens at the Stade Bollaert (54′).
At this point, most coaches would at the very least be thinking about making a few changes, but Lens head coach Franck Haise stuck with striker Elye Wahi because he felt something in his bones, and it worked wonders.
In his bones
“I had planned to take sub him off but I changed my mind,” confided Haise. “Elye knew that. Sometimes you get hunches like that. It was complicated for him, but I thought he could score us a goal. Of course, his game was also full of imperfections. At the same time, he pulled off a very difficult move. It was a good cross, and he was there to put it in for us. We’re going to have to work with him to make things clearer. Particularly in our defensive organisation, because we need everyone to be precise.”