This Friday morning, OL management will appear before the FFF appeals committee to try to overturn the DNCG sanctions. A battle that the Lyon group observes from afar, while preparing the trip to Brest.
This Friday is not going to be an easy day for OL. There are numerous files on the desks and it is part of the more or less short term future that is at stake. In Paris, Lyon and Brest. For the Breton city, we will still have to wait a few hours, but the players of Pierre Sage will despite everything be in full preparation to be at their maximum capacity when facing Eric’s players Roy. This meeting is almost secondary in this week and yet, the Lyonnais must be forgiven for the face that was shown last Saturday at home against Montpellier.
A performance which is part of the continuity of the non-match against the PSG and an equally worrying face in the Coupe de France. The work week made it possible to dot the “i”s on certain attitudes which give hope to Pierre Sage when looking ahead to the last match of the first leg of Ligue 1. “Joy and dynamism emerge from training. For the moment, we have a fairly high level of training, this does not give a guarantee of performance, but it is a better scenario than last week at the outcome of which we did not have a good match.”
Followers will say that Alexandre’s teammates Lacazette could hardly do worse. However, the three points were the key. OL play badly, but win and that’s always better than nothing. HAS Brestthe Lyonnais hope to put the art and the manner, in order to turn towards a second part just as attractive as the first. With some good news coming along?
Almada, an additional quality, but also an urgency to leave
One is already almost complete even if the Lyon coach did not want to put the cart with the horse. While the staff tries to put together and choose the best possible group, something will come knocking at the door. After a few days in the waiting room, Thiago Almada is expected this Friday in Lyon to undergo his medical examination and join the ranks of OL for six months. A reinforcement of choice including Sage does not yet want to fully announce the arrival. “It is expected potentially in the next few hours. However, as long as nothing is official, there is no point in talking about it.”
-The technician will, however, have to adjust his speech since the Argentine midfielder left South America Thursday evening and will arrive in the coming hours in the capital of Gaul. This arrival, which is part of a desire to strengthen OL, will also lead to a restructuring of the squad, as Sage conceded. This is nothing new, but things could also change positively with the appearance before the FFF appeals committee this Friday early in the morning. Certainly the biggest meeting of the day.
“Not easy with this threat of going down to Ligue 2”
John Weaveraccompanied in particular by Laurent Prud’homme and Michael Gerlingerhopes to be able to convince the French authorities of the merits of his project and prove that the November promises were indeed accompanied by actions. Will this have a positive impact on the winter transfer window? In fact, the commission is not known for going against the DNCG, but you never know… In any case, this match which is being played behind the scenes, the OL group is trying to leave it aside as much as possible.
A way not to lose unnecessary nervous impulses and to stay focused on the objective which is the field and especially the lawn of Francis – Le Blé. “We are following this from afar, it is an appeal, we trust them and we support them. We are not appealing for the sake of appealing, so I imagine that they have elements in their possession. They have the idea to reverse things”Pierre soberly said Sagepreceded by Duje Caleta-Car who believes that “These subjects (DNCG) do not concern us (the players). It is the president and the people of the club who must manage these problems. It is not so simple when there is this threat of going down to Ligue 2, but we have confidence in them. We hope that everything will work out quickly and in the best possible way.” Response in the next few hours.
