Moussa Niakhaté lors d'OL – Besiktas (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)
The day after OL's elimination in the Coupe de France, Moussa Niakhaté could not escape questions concerning this non-match. And the defender did not mince his words.
The day after the elimination against Bourgoin-Jallieu in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, theOL must get back to work quickly. In fact, the Lyonnais welcome from Saturday (9:05 p.m.) Toulouse as part of the 18th day of Ligue 1. A match which promises to be complicated in view of the last more than disappointing performances from Pierre's men Sage. Present at a press conference this Thursday, Moussa No matter what did not escape questions regarding disillusionment with Bourgoin.
“It is our honor that is at stake”
Indeed, the day after this elimination, the defender ofOL shared the shame of his teammates and himself following this poor performance. “It's shameful what we produced on Wednesday evening. It's a professional mistake to be eliminated in this way. Against a 5th division team when we are OL. It's unacceptable. I am in line with what the whole club has said on this subject. When you are eliminated by an inferior team, it is inevitably that for 90 minutes, the gap is reduced and we can only blame ourselves. ourselves. We gave them hope. and they qualified. And their qualification is deserved. We must do more than question ourselves because as a player for Olympique Lyonnais, we must not tarnish the club as we did. We betrayed the club, the supporters and the staff.”declared the Senegalese.
“We are not paid to speak, but to respond on the ground”
The 28-year-old defender also spoke about returning to Lyon after this meeting. “I don't think any of us slept last night. Because it's shameful and it gets under your skin. It was our honor that was put on the line on Wednesday. We all have a family… And this What happened on Wednesday, it's shameful and it goes beyond football. Afterwards, the chance we have is to be able to show another face, whether it's Saturday, whether it's Wednesday in Turkey or. let it be next Sunday in Nantes”.
-During this press conference, Moussa No matter what used some very striking words, particularly regarding the real expectations of a professional football player. “When you're a football player, you're not paid to speak. Here, I'm in front of the press because it's part of our job. But we're more expected on the pitch than to have discussions”launched the Lyonnais. To find some semblance of an answer, go to Décines on Saturday to hope to see a reaction from OL.
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