Relations between John Textor and his coach have not always been smooth in recent weeks.
John Textor did not really taste the irony of Laurent Blanc in the last public interventions of the technician. This is the message that the new boss of Olympique Lyonnais wanted to convey this week. Although the two have a good relationship according to Textor, they don’t seem on the same page when it comes to communication.
Textor didn’t hesitate to reframe Blanc after the latest controversies. ” I asked him to stop playing this game with the media, to ‘tell jokes’ which cause controversy, explained the American in remarks granted to RMC. This is the time for the coach to do his job as a coach. 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 do not appreciate the lack of unity of the leaders down to the base of the locker room. He says he needs players, especially for his defensive organization, and I understand that. I have a good relationship with him, I just asked him to stop playing games with the media and polemics, to moderate himself and make sure his work speaks for itself. You overplay a little in the press but a coach takes responsibility“.
“White threatened? You can answer yes, just as you can answer no…”
In this context, can Laurent Blanc be threatened in the short term? Textor’s response rocketed, this time for L’Équipe media. ” White threatened? We can answer yes, as we can answer no, because all coaches are threatened, since their future depends on the results. They all know their jobs. Besides, Laurent made this little joke on TV, about the fact that the coach had to be changed, because he knows the reality of his job. But he knows that the results have to improve, for us it is not acceptable to finish in the middle of the table. I have a good relationship with him, we discuss well, he needs additional players, but also that the executives play their role in the locker room“. The message got through.
