The Lyon coach once again refocused his star player Rayan Cherki, Sunday after the defeat against Clermont (1-2).
Olympique Lyonnais fell again in Ligue 1 on Sunday evening when they hosted Clermont. Lacazette and his teammates completely missed their 1e period and ended up losing against the only team they were ahead of in the standings (1-2). Result ; they are now last.
“Cherki?” He has the talent, he lacks the effort”
Among the players who disappointed on the Lyon side is Rayan Cherki. Starting in his preferred role as playmaker, the international hopeful was ghostly. Fabio Grosso didn’t like it at all and replaced him at halftime.
After the game, the Italian coach was called upon to justify this decision. “He’s a young player. He has incredible talent. But this talent is of no use if it does not give more of itself, the Italian technician began by thundering. And I know he knows it because he understands football very well. If there is both talent and effort, he becomes a magnificent player. He needs to improve.”
Grossly unhappy with 1e period
It was therefore a sanction against the Lyon star. However, Grosso clarified “that it’s not just him, it’s the whole team that hasn’t been good.” “At half-time, we changed the system and not just one player,” he added.
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The former Frosinone coach then insisted that the first 45 minutes were unworthy of a team like OL: “The first period was not good at all. There was no rhythm or intensity. We had the means to do it like in second grade. It was too little compared to what we asked for. We have to look ourselves in the eye and say to ourselves that the team is Lyon and not so-and-so.”
“We must save OL”
Since arriving in Lyon, Grosso has only experienced setbacks. But he doesn’t give up. And he still believes in a recovery. “It’s a difficult result. We are disappointed with this result and the ranking is very clear. We are last, but we have enough matches to move up. You have to have the right mindset. We have a great responsibility and I will never give up. We must save OL. The championship got off to a bad start and it will still be difficult but we have to start winning. »
