Present at a press conference on Thursday, Georges Mikautadze addressed various subjects, including his competition with Alexandre Lacazette and his individual work with Damien Della Santa.
He would undoubtedly prefer to be with the ball at his feet than sitting at the desk in the press conference room. Thursday, George Mikautadzea few weeks after his move to As long as there are Gonefaced journalists two days before OL – Montpellier (Saturday, 9 p.m.). On the program, the transfer window, an almost obligatory passage at this time of the year, but not only that.
The Georgian was also questioned about competition in the offensive sector, and in particular with a certain Alexandre Lacazette. “Of course, everyone would like to play all the time. But there are other players, so the coach makes his choices. We must adapt and work to claim to be regularly on the ground“, he replied soberly.
“We'll do the math at the end“
In great shape before the break, the 24-year-old footballer completed a first part of the season with seven goals. If the start was sluggish, he is now launched with the Lyon tunic, a priori. “I was lacking goals at the start of the season, but now it's getting better and better, so it's positive, he rejoiced. I don't want to set a goal for this. I prefer to do my best to be decisive as often as possible, and we'll do the math at the end.”
The trigger came from a double against Auxerre one day in October (2-2). The fruit undoubtedly of important individual work with Damien Of the Saintmember of Pierre’s staff Sage. “We collaborate on the field, after training, but also outside, to make videos. These are important things for us, they allow us to see things differently, he confided. On a personal level, it allowed me to see what I was missing, what I needed to correct […] We are not robots, we do not succeed at everything, but we must know not to collapse, while waiting for success to return.” What he was able to do in the last months of 2024.
