Nicolas (left) and William Still (©AFP/Sporting Charleroi TV)
Nicolas (left) and William Still (©AFP/Sporting Charleroi TV)

Reims in brothers' arms: Nicolas replaces his brother Will and Okumu's slot clinch an important win

Reading Time: 1min | Mon. 06.11.23. | 13:54

The importance of being Still...

Reims are definitely made of Still.

Joseph Okumu's outfit, led by emerging Belgian tactician William Still, 31, faced a challenging situation ahead of Sunday's league clash at Nantes, as he was serving a one-game touchline ban.

So, who stepped up to replace him? His 26-year-old younger brother Nicolas. A trip to Nantes was by no means an easy task in Week 11, with only three teams in Ligue 1 having scored more goals than them so far this season. However, that didn't prevent assistant Nicolas from coming away with all three points as Japan international Junya Ito came up with the decider in the 75th minute.

Okumu clocked entire 90 minutes, with an almost perfect output helping his team to clinch a massive victory.

Reims have lost just three of their first 11 league games this season, with Sunday's win solidifying their fourth spot.

The siblings + defence-first approach is obviously the perfect formula. Made of Still.


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