The verdict will fall. Guilty of a very aggressive gesture (a head against head) with regard to the referee of Lyon-Brest Benoît Millot,
Paulo Fonseca will pass this Wednesday before the disciplinary committee. In the boiling context of French arbitration in the midst of a crisis after the Longoria file, the OL coach risks very large.
The previous ones of this type have generated suspensions that are counted in months. For example, Luis Fernandez in 2002, or more recently Gelson Martins (2020) had received 6 months suspension. If OL is preparing the defense of a coach who arrived in January, could such a sanction propel the end of history? Nothing is to be excluded.
“OL, normally, should dismiss it”
According to Vincent Duluc, all scenarios are possible, even if Lyon should be satisfied at first to see his coach far from the bench on match evenings. “I think they will try like that, keep it at first. If they gain this way, they will keep it. If it becomes untenable … “launched the team journalist in the Greg's team.
“” OL, normally, should dismiss himcontinued Duluc. OL should have such a concern for its image that it should not be able to accept that a coach gives this image of the club. For me, it's quite clear. The question: does he still have a future at OL? Should OL keep it? He made a letter of excuse that he did not write himself, no one is fooled by that. The club is preparing its defense. Now, maybe after the sanction, it will be laid off …“.
