Pierre Sage, OL coach (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP)
In search of continuity in OL's performances, Pierre Sage never plays with the same eleven for the moment. In Lille, the Lyon coach fielded a tenth different lineup in ten championship matches.
Since the start of the season, Pierre Sage keeps repeating it: he does not see theOL like an assembly of eleven players, but with a multitude of possibilities. It is in this sense that he does not hesitate to talk about turnover in order to concern everyone. This bore fruit at times, a little less in certain meetings. However, the Lyon coach conceded before the trip to Lille that he had in mind a hard core to start the meetings with. This was seen for the trip to the north with what looked like the typical team of the moment. This does not mean that things turned out well with an insipid first half. “My typical eleven? I found it at half-time, not before the match, he declared after the draw against LOSC (1-1). Oddly enough, they were the same players. It all depends on if they want to play and if our opponent bothers us.”
A solid foundation despite everything
Lille's performance was despite everything the result of a lack of desire rather than a problem of automatism. Nevertheless, in its search for continuity in the performance of theOLPierre Sage has not yet found the right formula or at least does not allow an eleven to chain two times in a row. During the 10th day on Friday, the Lyon team lined up was the tenth different since the start of the season. There is certainly a solid base with certain players present in almost every match since the resumption against Rennesbut to see an eleven being renewed from one week to the next, we will still have to wait. From Sunday for the derby against the Greens, despite a Europa League match on Thursday?
