After his experience at OM, Rudi Garcia bounced back to OL. And his passage in the Rhône did not necessarily go as planned.
Rudi Garcia had big ambitions when he arrived at OL. The French coach knew that he would have a lot of pressure on his shoulders, especially after his experience at OM. If everything was not perfect, the former Roma nevertheless managed to take Les Gones to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2020. But Garcia did not continue the adventure very long afterwards, leaving in 2021. His relations with certain members of the Lyon management were not good at all, in particular that with Juninho, then sporting director of the team.
Rudi Garcia does not spare Juninho
In recent hours during a few words exchanged with The Media SquareRudi Garcia has indeed spoken about his relationship with the Brazilian. And it did not at all live up to his expectations, he who would have really liked to stay at OL for a very long time: “If I could have finished my career in Lyon, I would have finished my career in Lyon. I always dreamed of working with Aulas. I always found him to be one of the best presidents in France. (…) Juni attacked me on a personal level and that's not right. I call him Iznogoud. It is the caliph who wants to become caliph in place of the caliph. What he wanted was to coach. I remember going to see the president and telling him: “It’s okay, I’ll give you back the keys, you just have to give him the team.” If there had been this harmony… It went well at the start, he's a footballing legend and he will remain one of OL's best players. Respect for that. But where I don't blame him is that no one explained to him what his precinct was, the role of the sports director… (…) Juni knows what he is talking about when it comes to football. What harms him is his constant worry. (…) It's Iznogoud but it's Caesar too “. This is clear, while Juninho will finally leave a little after Rudi Garcia having tarnished his image, particularly with Jean-Michel Aulas.
