OL pulverized Nice this Sunday in Ligue 1. The Rhone club is doing well offensively but is still a little worried about its defense.
Lyon did more than the job this Sunday at home in Ligue 1 against Nice. Enough to take fifth place and hope for much better at the end of the year. Pierre Sage's men nevertheless still have work ahead of them in order to gain consistency. If the offensive sector is running at full speed, this is not really the case for the defense. Against Nice, the Rhone residents conceded a goal but could have scored much more. A goal was denied to the Aiglons and a penalty forgotten. Also, Lucas Perri will have removed some dangers from his surface. According to some observers, OL will have to be self-critical behind the scenes, otherwise they will ruin everything. It's not Sidney Govou who will say the opposite.
OL scare Sidney Govou
During a column for Progress this Monday, the former Lyon club returned to the success against Nice, while tempering: “OL won because they had three midfielders at a very high level. The relationship with the attackers was very interesting, with Tolisso, who impressed me, Veretout, who scored, and Matic who remains an excellent player when playing at his own pace. Through their experience, the midfielders made it possible to bring the balls into the area to Alexandre Lacazette. (…) In defense, OL certainly did well, but the refereeing rebalanced things compared to the Reims match. (…) I still remain worried about the defensive aspect. It happened against Nice, who were pretty good offensively, but it won't always be like that. Is it due to changes? Behind, there needs to be continuity. For higher goals, it can become a problem”. For OL, the big matches will come one after the other before the end of the year and the defensive balance will be undermined. Among the upcoming shocks, those against Frankfurt in the Europa League and against PSG in Ligue 1.
