Another complicated – and tense – start to the season at OL. After two games, Lyon are second from bottom in Ligue 1 with two defeats, against Rennes (3-0) and Monaco (0-2), and five goals conceded. If the attack were still there, Pierre Sage would have reason to be optimistic, but it seems that the summer arrival of Georges Mikautadze has so far created more tension than it has provided solutions.
Having remained silent against Rennes, in the absence of Alexandre Lacazette who was rested following his participation in the Olympic Games, the Georgian striker was only a substitute at the kick-off of the match against ASM, Saturday afternoon at the Groupama Stadium. It took the premature exit of Ernest Nuamah (17e) for him to make his entrance, in a role of right winger which did not really suit him, the point having been recovered by the “General”.
Lacazette glacial about Mikautadze
Can the two men, with their central profile, coexist? We should not count on Alexandre Lacazette to find the tactical solution to this problem. “I’m just a player who does what he’s told. It’s the coach’s responsibility to find the solution.”he said in the mixed zone. And the recent silver medalist at Paris 2024 was no more courteous with the former Messin when he was asked about their possible complementarity.
“Yes, it’s okay, we’ll have to see, we’ll have to try to find out, and then we’ll have the answer.he said in a tone described as “icy” by Foot Lyon. Once again, it’s up to the coach to make the decision. It’s not up to me to push for him (Georges Mikautadze, editor’s note) because that would be unfair and disrespectful to other teammates who also deserve to play.” There is a strange atmosphere in Lyon, and it is inevitably worrying for the future.
