After a catastrophic start to the season, Olympique Lyonnais is preparing to return to the championship road with new ambitions.
Very poorly off to a good start in Ligue 1 with one point taken in four matches, theOlympique Lyonnais will receive Le Havre this Sunday. After the inevitable dismissal of Laurent Blanc, Les Gones are now keen to raise their heads and gradually move up the rankings, where they are currently in last place.
A truce that comes at the right time
The players also took advantage of the break to rest or to regain confidence in the selection, as explained Alexandre Lacazette at a press conference this Friday. “ It was a long time, especially for me since it’s been a while since I last played. I think it came at the best time for us after the bad results we had. It allowed the players to go to the selection, to experience something different, to come back with a smile since many of them played well and scored goals. Those who stayed were able to have a few days to rest and enjoy with family so, in my opinion, this truce came at the right time for us”launched the Lyon captain, suspended for two matches after a gesture of humor against Montpellier.
.@LacazetteAlex :”It’s part of the job of footballers. While waiting for a new coach, there is an interim staff in place. (…) It went well. Last week we had days off. We came back with a another mentality to bounce back in the rankings” #LT (FM)
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Concerning the departure of Laurent Blanc and the truce spent under the leadership of the trio of interim coaches Jean-François Vulliez, Jérémie Bréchet and Sonny Anderson, the French international confirmed that he and his teammates remained professional, he also returned to the episode with the club’s supporters after the heavy defeat against PSG before the break. “ It’s part of being a footballer. While waiting for a new coach, there is an interim staff in place. (…) It was another way of working, I think it went well. Last week we had some off days. We came back with a different mentality, we have a series of matches to raise the team’s ranking. (…) I did not discuss with them (the supporters), I think their message was clear. I especially remember the fact that they want to be behind us, so from the start of the match we will give our all, hoping that they will be behind us until the end of the match, that everyone is happy and that we no longer have to experience this kind of moment”he explained.
The 32-year-old striker then spoke of the probable arrival of Fabio Grosso on the OL bench. “We read what is on the networks, in the press, we discuss it and we wait for it to be official. We talked more about whether what we were reading was true, we didn’t have any particular discussion about what we expected of him.”.
