Pierre Sage surprised everyone on Sunday by doing without Rayan Cherki at the start of the match against Nice. On La Chaîne L'Equipe, Hugo Guillemet revealed the reasons for choosing the OL coach.
Centerpiece of the Olympique Lyonnais system, Rayan Cherki was a substitute to everyone's surprise against Nice on Sunday. Starting in the Europa League against Qarabag, the French youth international paid the price for Pierre Sage's choices for the reception of the Aiglons. A way for the OL coach to show his players that no one is essential, even if this choice was surprising given that Rayan Cherki is the man in form on the Lyon side. On the set of L'Equipe du Soir, journalist Hugo Guillemet revealed the reasons for this decision on the part of the Lyon staff.
Pierre Sage wanted to send a strong message to his attacking midfielder by sanctioning him after his bad match at Qarabag in the Europa League. And for good reason, despite OL's 4-1 success on Thursday evening, Pierre Sage did not at all appreciate Cherki's overly individualistic performance according to the Rhone club specialist for the newspaper L'Equipe. “It's a great week in management for Pierre Sage because he succeeded in his turnover at Qarabag by relaunching Mikautadze who scored twice and gained confidence. And this Sunday, it's Lacazette who scores a hat-trick so he has his two scorers in his pocket. In addition, OL is the team which, along with PSG, recovers the ball highest on the pitch in Ligue 1, which means that what they are working on is visible. explained the journalist before discussing the Cherki case.
Rayan Cherki sanctioned by Pierre Sage
“And that allows the attackers to create a lot of chances. Cherki, Fofana, Benrahma manage to bring danger very quickly to the opposing goal. And then we must not forget Tolisso who returned to his level before signing for Bayern Munich. When pressing, he goes for Lacazette every time. And his choice not to start Cherki was a way of punishing him for having been too personal to Qarabag. He started Benrahma instead and he was the man of the first half.” revealed Hugo Guillemet in the Evening Team. Perfect management from the OL coach since Rayan Cherki quickly came into play and was at ease, distributing several caviars for his teammates including Alexandre Lacazette. Barring another big surprise, the Lyon playmaker will find his place in the starting lineup for the match against Angers next Saturday.
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