Pierre Sage during the Coupe de France match OL – Strasbourg (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
Starting for the first time with OL, Warmed Omari showed his advantage at Hoffenheim this Thursday (2-2). Discover the best and the flop of the meeting by the editorial staff of Olympique-et-Lyonnais.
The top of Hoffenheim – OL (2-2): Omari got up to speed
We were waiting to see what he could give, he who has only had a few minutes to sink his teeth into since his arrival at OL. warmed Omari started for the first time with the Rhone tunic, a first not necessarily obvious, away from home, in a reshuffled team, and in the European Cup what's more. But the former Rennais, loaned to Olympique Lyonnais with an option to buy, did more than reassure this Thursday at Hoffenheim.
Initially very sober, he was able to prevail in the duels, particularly aerial duels, that he fought. After the break, we also saw that he was capable of taking initiatives with the ball, with interesting passes to find partners in offensive zones. He also played his role as a defender until the end, with valuable interventions, even if he was unable to do anything on the two goals conceded. Among the mentions, Tanner Tessmann delivered a very decent performance, like Duje Caleta-Car et Abnerscorer but also guilty on the opening score.
The Hoffenheim flop – OL (2-2): Wise, too many changes kill change
Once again, his gamble did not pay off. As in Toulouse (1-2), even if the victory had arrived at the end of the game, Pierre Sage has extensively remodeled its starting 11 for this Europa League poster. Ten changes compared to Lille on Friday (1-1) is a lot, and it was too much given the catastrophic first period of his team. He has Sunday's derby in his sights, but Olympique Lyonnais must also win matches, and not just think about the one after.
If its turnover policy has the merit of giving everyone a chance, it ultimately condemns the replacements, who do not score points with this system. We are thinking in particular of the offensive ones. The three starters (Orban, Mikautadze and Benrahma) hardly combined, day and night, with the three starters (Lacazette, Cherki, Fofana). This could have paid off without the latest German offensive, but it quite logically sanctions a scenario which is ultimately correlated to the result this Thursday evening. For the moment, the positive effects of these upheavals are awaited.
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