Corrected 3-0 by Olympique de Marseille on Wednesday at the Vélodrome, the Lyon players were revolted by the copy returned, four days after a slight improvement in Lens.
Another nightmarish evening for Olympique Lyonnais. If, despite the defeat, Pierre Sage’s men had shown a more attractive face on Saturday in Lens, this time they completely missed their point, falling back into their failings. Finally corrected 3-0, the Lyonnais remain last in Ligue 1 and still do not see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The Lyon coach made a lucid observation at the end of the meeting. “We understand today why we are at the bottom of the rankings, blurted the interim coach. The start of the match did not allow us to repeat what we had put in place against Lens. Our game did not match the intensity imposed by our opponent. There were also tactical problems that we had difficulty resolving. We were completely out of control throughout the match, except for a few periods. We suffered the match by leaving the ball.
But the tone was more scathing in the players’ mouths. “Today, it’s simple: we weren’t there. We didn’t win the duels, we didn’t win the second balls. It’s the worst Olympico I’ve played with this jersey, thus hit the central defender at the microphone of Prime Video, adding about the two faces displayed in Lens and Marseille: ” I do not know how to explain it. We need to talk together, to be self-critical, to ask ourselves questions. Yes, someone spoke in the locker room at the end of the match, but it will stay in the locker room. »
Arriving at the club this summer and still looking for his first victory with Les Gones, Clinton Mata had words just as harsh as the Croatian. “There is a feeling of disappointment, we were keen to try to have a great match, to continue from the last match against Lens. But today there are a lot of things to discuss in the locker room, he cursed. It was a very important match. We simply weren’t up to the task. There are things that will have to be said to each other, that will stay in the locker room. You have to know how to look at yourself in the mirror. »
