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Asked about the impact of the transfer window on the team’s performance, Pierre Sage refused to highlight this element. He believes that his players give their best.
As in August 2024, is it the transfer window that is thwarting OL? Answering yes to this question would remove the responsibilities of the players and staff in the poor dynamic in Lyon. Over the last four outings, the Rhone team has lost two, a record weighed down by the poor performances during the success against the Entente Feignies-Aulnoye (2-1) and Montpellier (1-0).
It’s not yet a crisis, Olympique Lyonnais remaining in the top 6, but obviously, that’s worrying. Asked about this after the setback against Brest on Saturday (2-1), Pierre Sage did not try to make excuses for this particular period. “It plays a bit in the heads, but out of 100% of the squad, we have at least 90% of players who are sure to stay. They play, they are in this project. Those with whom there are discussions with other clubs, we take it into account, but I do not believe that they have a bad attitude towards the team, he confided. They do the job during the week, when they play, they give the best of themselves, they are not in the logic of preserving themselves for their future project. They are not the ones who made us lose the match. We won’t hide behind that.“
-OL will find it difficult to strengthen
Especially since on the other hand, the seven-time champions of France (2002-2008) cannot go crazy on the market, being sanctioned by the DNCG. Apart from Thiago Almadathey should not have any further movements in this direction. However, reinforcements, particularly in the defensive sector, would not be a luxury.
But Pierre Sage does not want to talk about needs that will not be met. “I’m not going to invent a life that I’ll never have. I will always do with the group at my disposal, he proclaimed. The trainer we have at the Federation often tells us: you inherit a squad and, at the end of the season, you have the squad you deserve. This means that the training process can impact the game and the quality of the game. We work with what we have, and we are very happy to have these players.“
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