Florian Thauvin - Lens' focal point - video Dailymotion

The French midfielder has helped his side move to the top of the Ligue 1 table this season.

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00:00I think we all know his talent.

00:02It's natural for him to be able to bring the danger when he hits the ball.

00:05Even his adversaries are starting to defend differently when he hits the ball.

00:09Today, I don't want one thing,

00:11it's that he stays like he is,

00:13that he continues to be challenged every day

00:16and that he will progress me personally.

00:30We talk about it every day, we show it on all the supports.

00:48We have a sense of what we have built together.

00:52Our role is to protect all our forces with all the energy necessary

00:59so that it lasts the longest time possible.

01:01So in this sense, we have a treasure that belongs to us,

01:06that we have built and that we must protect.

01:29I'm really happy because it's never easy to come back to France.

01:35I knew that I was going to be very excited.

01:38When you see the players, you don't know what it is.

01:55He plays a part of these different players,

01:58who have an impact on the matches,

02:01on the life of the group,

02:03who also have an impact on the relationship they have with the coach

02:08because they are often the players that we treat differently.