The emblematic former president of Olympique Lyonnais keeps an informed eye on the very turbulent news of the Rhone club.
Eighteenth and last in Ligue 1 after 13 days, Olympique Lyonnais finds itself in a catastrophic situation. The Rhone club formalized a change of coach for the second time during this 2023-24 financial year. After Laurent Blanc, it was Fabio Grosso who was dismissed from his position.
The Italian technician will therefore have only managed OL 7 times in official competition, always in Ligue 1, for a single victory, in Rennes, before the international break (1-0). A record deemed insufficient, at a time when the club is looking for solutions to save its skin in the elite.
The strong reaction of Aulas
In this context, the reaction of Jean-Michel Aulas was necessarily watched. The former emblematic president of OL had a lot of affection for Grosso, whom he brought in almost two decades ago when the Italian was still a player, having just been crowned world champion in 2006.
“ His departure is sad but becomes inevitablereacted “JMA” in comments given to the newspaper Le Progrès. We had to react because the championship is at 18 and there was no revolt over the first change of coach (Laurent Blanc replaced by Grosso, editor’s note). Perhaps by changing and having an active attitude in the transfer window, this can be restored“, concluded Jean-Michel Aulas.
