John Textor doesn't hold his tongue in his pocket. While he discussed many subjects in Rothen s'enflame, the American returned to his relationship with Jean-Michel Aulas. And he did not hide his disappointment after the words of his predecessor, who revealed that he had been forced and forced to sell OL: “Everyone can watch this interview and form their own opinion. For me, this is not an honest interview. I was very disappointed, especially since we had agreed with Jean-Michel Aulas to make a clean sweep of the past… Obviously, he has not turned the page. He said I didn't know much about football, but I kissed some nice trophies in South America so I must actually not know much about it… He said I wasn't a manager , but I have built several multi-billion companies. He said I wasn't first choice, but the guy who was couldn't come up with the money. I'm sure Jean-Michel Aulas had more than one opportunity to buy the club even before the process that led to my arrival. Moreover, Arctos, the fund which bought part of PSG, was Jean-Michel's favorite to buy OL with him. And in the end they didn't go. I am disappointed with his interview. For this interview, I recorded a video to congratulate him on his election to the federation.“
He then continued: “Because we spent time together working for the good of the club. Saying that I'm not a good manager, not a good person, that sure doesn't help much. But I do my best with OL, we are well ranked in the league and in the Europa League. I am also doing everything in my power to ask the French authorities that our playing field follows European laws in order to have a fair competition for everyone here. Maybe we'll meet up over a glass of wine with Jean-Michel to talk about this Interview. But he has to put the past behind him. I was invited to buy this club, and I'm helping this club. We are in the Europa League and we are going to return to the Champions League.”
Textor “very disappointed” by Aulas!
Asked subsequently about the future of Pierre Sage, Textor did not fail to put a little pressure on him: “He'll stay as long as he wins, that's sport. It was a controversial decision. Leaders need to think about who the next coach could be. If you have a problem with the coach, you look outside to see if someone is available. But it was a difficult moment in the middle of the season, it was difficult to convince someone to come in that situation. So looked inside the club and Pierre Sage was one of the names with his position at the Academy. I learned to love football with youth matches. And I think there are great tacticians at all levels. I think players need a plan that they can understand, be able to talk to and communicate. Putting yourself on the sidelines takes courage, and succeeding in getting the same message across to pros and young players too.“
Finally, he concluded: “And I had the feeling that Pierre had this courage. He knows how to communicate and he has everything it takes to be a leader. I met Pierre Sage at the Academy and we talked about football, I said to myself that he was really intelligent. He's not like Artur Jorge at Botafogo who is very energetic on his bench, who takes people along. Pierre has a different style, but one that suits us in Lyon. We need to calm down the toxicity in the locker room at the moment. We need the players to focus on the game plan and his personality was right at that moment. He continues to be the right person right now. So far so good.“
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John Textor did not fail to scratch Jean-Michel Aulas while commenting on the future of Pierre Sage. John Textor doesn't hold his tongue in his pocket. While he discussed many subjects in Rothen s'enflame, the American returned to his relationship with Jean-Michel Aulas.
