Lyon coach Fabio Grosso returned to the mole affair this Friday at a press conference.
OL have just had a very hectic week. And not only because of his poor sporting situation. The life of the club was disrupted by the mole affair. One or more players from the first team spoke out in the media to criticize in particular the work of their coach Fabio Grosso.
Grosso and his players “understood”
Upon hearing this news, the Italian coach called a crisis meeting in the locker room. He also tried to unmask the “informant” but without result. Which led to the cancellation of Monday’s training.
This Friday, and 48 hours before a crucial match against OM, Grosso returned to this episode. He implicitly indicated that he had no doubts about his work and that he is now convinced that his players have learned their lesson. “The players understood, I understood, everyone understood what to do. We move forward, trying to improve things,” he confided.
“The locker room is something sacred”
“I know what the people who work with me think of me. I also know that I work with a lot of passion. People who work with me can tell. I’m happy with that. Of course, we spoke with the players. I wanted to speak with the players. For me, the locker room is something sacred. Things from the locker room shouldn’t come out. I don’t like to do theater, I like to do my job to the maximum of my abilities”, added the transalpine technician.
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The 2006 world champion wants to look forward, with the certainty that what needed to be said has been said. “The locker room is the place where we build our future. It’s difficult to build, so if you put yourself in danger, it’s not good. At the end of the meeting, I thought it was not essential to do a workout on top of that. But the most important thing was to say things to each other, and we moved forward. We leave it behind, we try to forget about it, we go ahead and try to talk about the match. »
Grossly lucid about his situation
Finally, Grosso was lucid about his situation. He knows that if results don’t improve quickly, then he risks jumping. “I can’t think about the weather. I know when I arrive, not when I leave. Nothing was done in four games. There is time to improve, to do things, but I also know that there is not much time to take points.”
