Disappointing since the start of the season, Maxence Caqueret lost his starting place at Olympique Lyonnais. The midfielder, again a substitute against Olympiakos (2-0) in the Europa League, did not even come on Thursday. As if coach Pierre Sage wanted to send him a message.
Maxence Caqueret discovers a new life at Olympique Lyonnais, that of a player under threat in the event of poor performance. The midfielder has long enjoyed an untouchable status. But last Sunday, during the shock against Olympique de Marseille (2-3 defeat), his non-starting interrupted his series of 53 consecutive starts. And it wasn’t just to spare him. Four days later, Maxence Caqueret did not regain his starting place to face Olympiakos in the Europa League.
Worse still, the Gones squad did not even come into play. Coach Pierre Sage, who had started Nemanja Matic and Corentin Tolisso, preferred to start Tanner Tessmann and Mahamadou Diawara during the match. As the X Stats Foot account recalls, Maxence Caqueret had not attended an entire match on the bench since a victory against the amateurs from Chambéry (0-3) in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, c It was January 2023. At the time, coach Laurent Blanc took advantage of this meeting to carry out rotations.
Caqueret’s confession
This time, the midfielder is indeed the victim of a sporting choice. The main person concerned, whose possible departure this summer may have disturbed him, himself admitted his poor form at a press conference. “ My start to the season is not very good, I know I can do much betteradmitted the Lyonnais last week. I aspire to be more impactful in this team, this midfield. I will correct it. I know it will go well, I am sure of my qualities, I work every day for that. » Insufficient to reassure Pierre Sage.
