If he assures that Laurent Blanc is not threatened, John Textor called his coach to order after his recent statements.
Laurent Blanc is not yet on an ejection seat. This is the message sent by John Textor during a speech on Tuesday evening, while Olympique Lyonnais is having a very complicated start to the season. “I did not say that he was threatened”, he said in comments reported by RMC, adding: “I have always shown great patience with the coaches, even with those with whom I disagree. »
However, it is up to the former world champion to raise the bar after two defeats and a draw in the first three days, when OL will host PSG this Sunday. “However, the situation must improve and quickly,” he added. The Lyon owner, on the other hand, reframed the Cévennes technician after his media outings about a possible change of coach.
“I asked him to stop playing this game with the media, to ‘tell jokes’ which cause controversy. It’s time for the coach to do his job as a coach, he launched. I know he takes his job seriously. I asked him to moderate his relationship with the press and make sure that it was his work that spoke for him.
“I never appreciate a lack of unity in leadership at a club. I don’t think he challenges me in his statements. I think he organizes his defense by asking for more players, he added about his coach’s complaints about the workforce. I understand that he wants more players. I have a good relationship with him. We will have a better team on August 31 than we had on May 31. We need to stop talking about summer, and start playing football. »
