Paulo Fonseca had to give his instructions and encouragement on the bus of Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, before leaving his players in the enclosure of the Allianz Riviera. Suspended for 9 months for his leading lead of last week, the Portuguese technician received the support of his management this week, but also that of his group.
On the other hand, the consultants and observers of Ligue 1 do not display the same empathy for the situation of the former coach of Lille and AC Milan. On the set of Canal Football Club, before the shock against the OGC Nice, Laure Boulleau was quite dry and firm concerning Paulo Fonseca and the reactions around her suspension.
“It's like Paulo Fonseca was the victim. But no one forced it. I don't want to dramatize. We did a stupidity, it's hard, but we are punished. That's it, that's all “said the former left side of Paris Saint-Germain and the French team.
SAGE PIERRE in support
Pierre Sage, guest of the Sunday program, and incidentally predecessor of Fonseca on the Rhodanian bench, was rather compassionate towards him, while also understanding that the competent authorities had to rage in view of the ambient climate around the arbitration in Ligue 1. “I faced him twice when he trained LOSC and there was never a word higher than the other. The sanction is very heavy. Despite everything we have a duty of exemplarity ”.
Victorious in Bucharest (1-3) in the Europa League with OL, Paulo Fonseca could not hide tears after being surrounded by his players on each of the goals scored in Romania. It will not be possible against Nice this evening, since it will not have the possibility of accessing the lawn …
