OL, the hostile message from John Textor to Saint-Etienne

Olympique Lyonnais faces AS Saint-Etienne on Sunday for the eleventh day of Ligue 1. A shock which is important for the two teams who have not faced each other for two years. A few hours before the derby between the Gones and the Greens, the president of OL, John Textor, sent a message to his players while trolling the Stéphanois.

John Textor wants to “humiliate” Saint-Etienne

Two years later, the Rhône derby is making its comeback in Ligue 1. Lyon and Saint-Etienne meet again in the hottest derby in France, this Sunday evening. And as could be expected, the media barbs already started well before the match kicked off. The statements are being heard much more at OL with Alexandre Lacazette who revealed that the color green, that of Saint-Etienne, was banned at his home on Friday. An animosity which is also felt by John Textor who will experience his first derby this Sunday. Questioned by L'Equipe, the Lyon president asked his players to “humiliate” the Greens.

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« It was one of the rare opportunities to play against Saint-Etienne, as they were in the 2nd Division. The importance of this victory, the reaction of the fans and the pride on the boys' faces, it was incredible to see. So we have to win both derbies and we have to do our best to humiliate them. Sorry, but that has to be our goal. That's what our fans want, and that's what I want. Be respectful, but definitely humiliate them”blurted John Textor.