If Olympique Lyonnais led the score for the first time this season, the Rhone club was once again weighed down by a particularly frustrating scenario on Sunday against Lorient. While they had a two-goal lead against the Merlus in the second half, Fabio Grosso’s men were caught and had to settle for a small point against a direct opponent from the bottom of the table.
Actually, OL are no longer last since this draw allows them to take a one point lead over Clermont. But the Auvergne team, which was trailing 4-2 in Montpellier, could be cleared after the incident that occurred during this meeting, with a firecracker throwing injuring its goalkeeper Mory Diaw.
For Raymond Domenech, this fact may be important for the rest of the season. “The facts are concrete, Lyon is last because Clermont will take the three points with the match stopped in Montpellier so OL can be 4 points behind the penultimate”, said the former coach of the France team on La ChaĂ®ne L’Equipe.
Domenech, who keeps a watchful eye on a club he has frequented for a long time, sees no reason for satisfaction. “In the game, we see what happens: there is no structure, no organization, no consistency, it is diluted over the slightest thing. At any time they can lose. It’s like that in every match, there is no defensive solidity. A team without any defensive solidity cannot get by, this is the basis for playing to maintain. If we are not strong we are dead and that is exactly their case. With every deep ball there is danger. It’s a tragedy, they don’t have a solid player behind who can save Olympique Lyonnais.”
