If OL failed to qualify for Europe, everyone agrees that the arrival of Laurent Blanc was beneficial. OL were one of the best teams in the return matches. However, has his contribution been so positive since the beginning of his mandate?
Lyon’s awakening was too late. Saturday evening, without much surprise, OL officially missed out on Europe for the second season in a row. A regrettable conclusion when the momentum has been good in 2023. Over the past few months, Lyon’s game has been more successful with more goals scored, one eleven found and a top mentality. Above all, OL managed to beat PSG, Lens, Rennes, Monaco and many other teams over this period. In the return matches, OL are third, only beaten by Lens and PSG. A beautiful overall picture which seems to push the supporters to demand the retention of Laurent Blanc.
Blanc-Bosz, the gap is narrower than expected
John Textor also wants to follow this path and keep Laurent Blanc. He thus joins the concert of praise around the Lyon coach. An enthusiasm that is moderated by SeriousCharly. A famous OL supporter on Twitter, the influencer and youtuber conducted his statistical survey on Blanc’s work. The result is not nearly as positive as the return leg figures show. He posted a message, comparing the records of Blanc and Peter Bosz at OL.
On D10, when Laurent Blanc took over the team, OL were 6 pts from 5th place and 9 from the podium.
OL finished this season 5 pts from 5th place and 12 pts from the podium.
We can talk about dynamics, “return phase classification”, what you want, the accounting reality is simple.
— Charly M. (@SeriousCharly) June 3, 2023
” On D10, when Laurent Blanc took over the team, OL were 6 pts from 5th place and 9 from the podium. OL finished this season 5 pts from 5th place and 12 pts from the podium. We can talk about dynamics, “return phase classification”, what you want, the accounting reality is simple “, he wrote not without sarcasm. What question the real contribution of Laurent Blanc and especially the merits of his possible renewal on the bench of OL. However, without denigrating this comparison, we also see all the difficulties of Blanc last October-November with the team built by and for his predecessor. OL’s real acceleration in 2023 tends to prove that it has been able to impose its mark in the medium term.
