In recent hours, Anthony Lopes has come out of silence after being sidelined by Olympique Lyonnais and believes he does not understand this choice of his management. His position to stay in Lyon despite interest from Liverpool in particular surprised Walid Acherchour.
The divorce between Olympique Lyonnais and Anthony Lopes is complete. In any case, on the OL side only. In recent hours, in an interview with L’Equipe, the Portuguese goalkeeper spoke about his downgrade in the hierarchy within the professional squad and believes that there is a lack of recognition for his contribution during from previous seasons. Lopes also refused an offer from Liverpool to become the second goalkeeper behind Alisson this summer. At 34, the man who has only known Lyon in his professional career has expressed his attachment to his training club, but his behavior irritates football observers, notably Walid Acherchour. In Winamax FC, the consultant invites the 2016 European champion with Portugal to turn the page and leave his family cocoon.
Acherchour does not understand Lopes and encourages him to leave
According to him, Lopes, who has played nearly 500 professional matches in Lyon, must end his career on a good note and leave: “I was tearful when he said that he had participated in OL’s comeback last year. You conceded 55 goals, three fewer than Metz. At some point, you’re in the equation, you’re a goalkeeper. It’s not the Lopes of three or four years ago who wins you matches. There is a club shift, we have to accept it. Go to Liverpool, Monza, Nantes or Strasbourg, even Portugal. He wants to convince himself that he is better than Perri, but it’s not up to him to decide, it’s up to management. Whether she makes the right decision or not, we’ll find out later. But you have to take the door. We have to move on. Navas, we did it to him twice, at Real and at PSG. We never heard it. When Courtois replaced Chelsea legend Cech, he went to Arsenal and kept his mouth shut. However, I think he had resentments”he developed. One year from the end of his contract, Lopes left to honor the last year of his contract. Unless he changes his mind and decides to take on a final challenge.
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