In a bad dynamic with Olympique Lyonnais, Pierre Sage is aware of his situation. The Gones coach knows he is threatened by his boss John Textor. A sort of routine for the technician.
Savior of Olympique Lyonnais last season, and once again praised for his team's first part of the season, Pierre Sage is not immune. The Rhone coach could very well find himself at the door in the event of poor results. After three consecutive matches without a victory, including the humiliation against the amateurs of Bourgoin-Jallieu (2-2, 2-4 tab) in the Coupe de France, the former director of the training center is indeed announced in the hot seat.
It is rumored that owner John Textor is already preparing his succession with Paulo Fonseca. Nothing to disturb Pierre Sage before facing Fenerbahçe in the Europa League. “ The only thing that changes is the information the players havetempered the Lyon coach. As for me, I only focus on what I have to do and what I have mastered. What I control today is what happens in sessions, the players who play and the changes during matches. I do my job as best as possible with the idea of qualifying us as I have always done and as I always will. »
-Pierre Sage remembers everything
If Pierre Sage conveys this serenity, it is also because John Textor has prepared him well for it since his appointment. “ This is not the first time that I have been weakened. I was quickly weakened during my interim period by losing my first two matches. I was weakened during the first two matches of last calendar year with two defeats in the league against Le Havre and Rennes. I was then weakened at the start of the season after losing in Rennes and Monaco. Indeed, today, I am weakened because our results do not live up to our possibilities and our ambitions. But what is important for me is to have the same outcome as the previous phases. I have this habit », admitted the Gones coach lucidly.
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