OL: Pierre Sage points the finger at his defenders

Despite qualifying for the 1/16 final of the Coupe de France, Olympique Lyonnais is not in the best of form during this winter period. Beaten by PSG (1-3), before a close victory against Montpellier, the red lantern of the Championship (1-0), OL fell back into their failings by losing on the pitch at Stade Brestois and especially missing the opportunity to take a place on the Ligue 1 podium. In a match where the Lyonnais struggled to exist.

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“We created four or five situations, but we only scored once. We got into it from the start by making two errors, a pressing delay and a loss of ball. We put a nice bullet in our foot”first analyzed Pierre Sage by pointing out the first two goals scored by SB29, which reflected the feverishness of the Lyon defense. “We asked the full-backs not to come out, but that’s what’s happening with Clinton Mata and we’re not following the second ball either…”he added, explaining the first goal conceded.

OL stagnates in fifth place

Even if they managed to come back to the score thanks to a precise strike from Jordan Veretout, the Lyonnais never managed to turn the match around in the second half: “we had difficulty eliminating their first curtain and playing forward. We had difficulty finding the gaps when we should have pushed to equalize. It is the action of our eccentrics that we lack today. We are in the process of healing ourselves, but we are not at the level we reached at the start of the season. We have a sterile game at times”added the Lyon coach.

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A feeling shared by Malick Fofana, helpless this Saturday evening: “It’s a shame to lose here. This match was not good on our part. It’s not the first time, we know that when we play our game, we compete with these teams”. To relaunch and stay in the top places in the Championship, the Lyonnais will have to show a better face against Toulouse, during the next day, while OL must still work on their transfer window, in the direction of departures, to stay in the DNCG nails.