Weakened on the bench of Olympique Lyonnais after a checkered start to the year in terms of results, Pierre Sage has better statistics than his potential successor Paulo Fonseca.
Pierre Sage knows he is in the hot seat on the OL bench. “This is not the first time that I have been weakened,” replied the Lyon technician yesterday at a press conference. I was when I was interim by losing my first two matches, I was by losing the first two matches of the year 2024, I was again after losing to Rennes (0-3 ) and Monaco (0-2) during our start to the Championship… And I have also always been weakened by my career as an amateur player and coach. Yes, today, the results do not live up to our possibilities and our ambitions. Somehow, I'm used to it. »
Sage better than Fonseca in winning percentage
The reality of Sage is that he has never worked for several months in a row without being restricted by the DNCG and yet he has the best balance sheet in all competitions of an OL coach in the 21st century behind Gérard Houllier and Alain Perrin. If Lyon's leaders wish to work more and more with data, L'Équipe slips this Thursday that they will also have noted that their current coach has a winning rate of 59%, while Paulo Fonseca has been running at 48% since the start of his career These figures in no way predict the future but they do show a trend and above all where John Textor's impatience could lead.
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