Olympique Lyonnais is in the middle of a crisis and criticism is coming from all directions. Friday, it was the locker room that was harshly targeted by Emmanuel Petit.
The days pass and the situation does not improve for Olympique Lyonnais. More than ever stuck in the red zone, the team coached by Fabio Grosso is even last in the standings, now five units behind the fifteenth and last non-relegation place, Montpellier. Observers analyze the different reasons for the current failure of the Rhone club and the culprits change depending on the criticism. Whether it is the owner (John Textor) or the trainer, each is variously accused. The players do not escape remarks. The last one to target them was not the most tender.
1998 world and 2000 European champion with the French team, Emmanuel Petit expressed his thoughts on Friday on RMC. “ No matter how much you change the coach, no matter how much you change the owner – who is in complete denial – there are still players who were also there in previous seasons. And I don’t remember the last time these players had a good match. » The finger is therefore pointed insistently at Alexandre Lacazette and his partners. “ At some point, I don’t mind pointing the finger at the coaches (…), no problem. But the big culprits are the players. They are the ones who must get the club out of this rut. You are responsible for this situation!“
“Give in your license and do another job!” »
The observation being made, Emmanuel Petit then seriously raised the tone by putting himself in the place of an average player from the Lyon locker room. “ If I see that there is one who does not strip, I grab him with the others and lay down the law in the locker room. Otherwise, return your license! If you don’t have the character and personality, give back your license and do another job. (…) These guys hide behind their little fingers all the time. They listen to what is said in the press (…) and they constantly clear themselves. » Will the former AS Monaco, Arsenal or even FC Barcelona be heard? Perhaps an answer on Sunday evening during the “Olympico” between Marseille and Lyon (8:45 p.m.).
