At the time of experiencing his first derby as owner of OL, John Textor completely let loose in the columns of L'Equipe. The American billionaire wants to see his team “definitely humiliate” the Saint-Etienne rival this Sunday (8:45 p.m.).
From the boxes of Groupama Stadium, John Textor will experience a great first this Sunday (8:45 p.m.). The American businessman had not yet taken over from Jean-Michel Aulas during the last derby between OL and Saint-Étienne. It was in January 2022 and Les Gones won at home thanks to a penalty from Moussa Dembélé (1-0). Four months later, the Greens fell to Ligue 2.
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“Sorry, but that must be our goal”
Almost three years after its last episode, the return of the Lyon-ASSE clash is therefore an event not to be missed for Textor. And above all not to lose, as he hammered home in the columns of L'Equipe. Without wooden language. “We have to win both derbies and we have to do our best to humiliate them. Sorry, but that has to be our goal,” he said quietly.
Enough to increase the pressure a little more around this derby which will be played behind closed doors but without opposing supporters due to prefectural and ministerial decree.
“That's what the fans want and that's what I want. To be respectful, but to definitely humiliate them,” said Textor, not one to hide his ambitions and undoubtedly aware that OL have no no longer lost the derby on home soil since… March 30, 2014. ASSE of Christophe Galtier and Mevlut Erding won 2-1 against Les Gones of Rémi Garde and Alexandre Lacazette.
