After OL’s defeat on the Reims pitch this Saturday, John Textor published a scathing press release.
L’Olympique Lyonnais will still have to wait to celebrate their first victory of the season in Ligue 1. Beaten on the pitch at Stade de Reims (0-2) this Saturday, Fabio Grosso’s men are sinking further into the crisis with a fifth defeat in seven matches which pushes them to last place in the ranking.
The Lyon players showed their sadness at this situation, like Corentin Tolisso and Anthony Lopes, while John Textor sent a message to supporters in this complicated period. “Football is football and it is cruel sometimes. Unfortunately, although the coach and the team worked intensively throughout the week, we lost our match today. I know how difficult it is for fans to provide support, but I have no choice but to ask you to continue to do so – to provide positive encouragement to a fragile team, even in difficult circumstances. difficult circumstances »he asked first.
Communication from John #Textor pic.twitter.com/YrmmPhn2xX
— Olympique-et-Lyonnais (@oetl) October 1, 2023
Some targeted players
The American businessman then asked for patience with Fabio Grosso, who was in charge of his very first match on the OL bench, and took the opportunity to make a well-felt tackle on certain players of his team. effective. “Fabio does a solid job. He learns more about his players every day. Some players respond well to the work, while others clearly don’t. Unfortunately, when Fabio tests certain players in this situation, he doesn’t always learn positive things, but he will make adjustments accordingly.”, he blurted. The end of the tunnel still seems far away for the Rhone club.
Textor concluded his press release with a promise to provide reinforcements during the winter transfer window and to never let OL down. “As you know, in January we will have no governance limits on our ability to strengthen the team. Rest assured that I will NEVER allow this club to lose its prestige”.
