The method of the American owner of OL is increasingly criticized in Belgium. And John Textor responded firmly.
After the disillusionment of Botafogo in Brazil – the Rio club having let slip the title that was promised to it by completely missing the end of the season – it is in Belgium, in Molenbeek, that the leadership of John Textor finds itself challenged . In the red zone four days before the end of the championship, the RWDM is in the middle of a crisis, more than ever threatened with relegation to the second division.
This weekend on the occasion of the club’s trip from Brussels to Genk (3-1 defeat), the ultras, in addition to their boycott, wanted to send several messages to the American businessman: ” Textor, Eagle, back home “. But also: ” Textor, your management is not an American dream but just a very bad trip “. Or: ” Our platform is empty today, like the presence of our CEO, our local identity and the fighting spirit on the ground “.
A scathing response
Thus stung, the president of OL made a point of responding sharply on social networks: “ “Identity”… we do not work for the identity of the Ultras… we work for all the supporters of our multicultural community. After years in lower divisions, and similar prospects in 2022-23, we have led RWDM to promotion. Life is more complicated in the first division. But we will continue to move forward. »
Criticized by Lyon supporters also this season while the Gones were in the red for a long time under the orders of Laurent Blanc or Fabio Grosso, before the arrival on the bench of Pierre Sage, John Textor has never yet punched his fist on the table in the capital of Gaul. To see with time…
