The end of the season of Olympique Lyonnais is running in vinegar. Beaten at home by Lens last weekend (1-2), the Rhodanians have a new fall on Saturday evening in Monaco (2-0), as part of the 33e And penultimate day of the French championship.
Current 7e From Ligue 1, OL said goodbye to the podium in the Principality. The residents of Groupama Stadium can however still hope to hang a European place in the event of a victory on the last day, next Saturday against Angers.
After this second loss in a row, Paulo Fonseca is not spared from criticism. It must be said that the 52 -year -old Portuguese coach makes disappointing beginnings on the Lyon bench. This translates into the figures.
Fonseca equal tigana
As reports the X account Stats FootPaulo Fonseca became the first coach to have lost 6 of his first 14 matches with OL in Ligue 1 since Jean Tigana in 1993 (6 defeats). As a reminder, the former French international began his coach career in Lyon from 1993 to 1995.
Moreover, Stats Foot Recalls that the last two coaches of OL having made a series of 4 defeats in 5 matches with the Gones in official competition had been dismissed at the end of this series. These are Peter Bosz (from September to October 2022) and Laurent Blanc (from June to September 2023). It remains to be seen what John Textor will do with Paulo Fonseca, who arrived in the capital of Gaul at the end of January to replace Pierre Sage.
