The owner of Olympique Lyonnais is happy to have “a modern coach” at the head of his team with Fabio Grosso, and regrets not having parted ways with Laurent Blanc sooner.
He arrived ! The day after a sad 0-0 against Le Havre, Fabio Grosso was inducted as coach of Olympique Lyonnais. And John Textor, the boss of the Rhone club, is very happy with the arrival of the former Frosinone coach.
“He is a modern trainer, confided Textor at a press conference, relays RMC. Lots of counter-attacks, exciting football, very solid in defense and at the same time lots of opportunities in attack. I feel blessed to have found it. »
At the bottom of the table in Ligue 1 with two points taken in five days, OL hope to get back on track with Grosso. “Everyone at this club thinks that not being in Europe would be a failure. We have the right person in Fabio, who will do this work step by step, Textor explains again. We’ll see at the end of the season. Returning to Europe must always be the ambition of this club. We have the right coach. »
“Maybe we could have changed coaches in the pre-season…”
Textor therefore implies that he did not have the right coach before, and the portrayal of Grosso as a “modern coach” can be seen as a criticism of Laurent Blanc, a coach that he had not chosen, since it was in place before his takeover of OL.
“Today, we have a staff and a workforce that share my ambitions, rejoices Textor. Our ambition is to return to the Champions League. We are a Champions League club. Yes, maybe we could have changed coaches in the pre-season. Fabio Grosso would have preferred to be there from the preparation. The season is long and I think we are well prepared. »
