More vindictive than usual following the draw (0-0) conceded by LOSC in Auxerre last Friday, Bruno Genesio explained and detailed the reasons which led him to make this recent rant against -screw the transfer window.
After being held back by FC Nantes, it was during its first appearance at home in 2025, LOSC was held in check by AJ Auxerre this Friday (0-0) as part of the seventeenth day of Ligue 1 McDonald's. The Mastiffs, from the players to the technical staff, left frustrated from their trip to Burgundy. This point gleaned was not the objective set, which provoked a vindictive speech from Bruno Genesio at a press conference at the final whistle. The latter firmly underlined the importance and consequences of the transfer market for his team: “My duty is to anticipate possible problems with my president (Olivier Létang). There is a transfer window, and whether it goes one way (arrival(s)) or the other (departure(s)), decisions will have to be made at some point »he declared, volcanic in Yonne.
Bruno Genesio explain
Passing in front of the media this Monday, the eve of the poster for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France between LOSC and Olympique de Marseille, Bruno Genesio took the time to explain and detail the reasons which led him to push what some may call a rant: “First of all, it wasn't anger because she's not a good advisor, she makes people say things that are useless or that aren't the ones that should be said.he reminds us to begin. It was voluntary on my part, weighed and targeted. This intervention is thoughtful. It may have seemed strange to you because it's not my habit, but it was thoughtful. I know very well why I made this exit. »
But which players are affected? “It’s not necessarily the players at the end of their contract that I targetcontinues Bruno Genesio, questioned specifically on this subject. This can be disruptive, yes, but there are players who are not at the end of their contract and who perhaps want to leave. Others, young players, may have requests from agents who want to work with them, which can go to their heads. This is not a single situation, a single observation. That's how I feel. Maybe I'm wrong, but what I want is for us to refocus on the game, the game and more of the game. It's thanks to this that we will achieve our objectives and all parasitic and negative ideas must be chased away even if they exist”he insists.
“It can also be players with moods because they feel that they are not playing enoughcontinues the technician. It's normal that they have it, but what I don't want is for it to be transmitted on the pitch. That's a little bit of what I feel today.
This is also the case for players who return during the match, whose contribution is no longer that of the first five months of the season. All these observations, which I didn't pull out of my hat overnight, mean that we had these draws. What bothers me is that we waste opportunities to be very close to the lead (in Ligue 1). There's no alarm, but we could be better off with a little more. This little bit more is perhaps with all these cases mentioned. There is a set of things that can influence the mentality of some of my players. You have to know how to ignore all that”explains Bruno Genesio. Things are now clear.
A speech and its consequences
This is self-evident. This position caused a lot of noise last Friday and was inevitably heard by the Lille locker room: “I was able to clarify all that with the players, yes. I spoke with the players, as I do all the time, even when everything is going well. I am serene. I'm not used to talking to journalists and not to my playersexplains the technician. It was not a rash outing in anger. I was obviously angry after the match, disappointed, but like all the players who would have liked to bring home the three points. It would be completely stupid to think otherwise. Obviously I spoke with them, individually and collectively. »
Players, it's done. It was then necessary to bring up the subject of management. During this speech in Yonne, Bruno Genesio stressed the importance of the transfer window, of being able to strengthen, and this inevitably led to discussions on the cobblestones of the Domaine de Luchin: “We spoke at length with Olivier Létang, starting on Saturday. We met at length and discussed the situation of the team which is not alarming, far from itconfides the LOSC coach. We are well placed in the championship, qualified at least for the round of 32 of the Champions League, perhaps better, and still in the Coupe de France. There is no cause for alarm, but my job is to observe and draw conclusions. Once we have done that, we must remedy, if possible, the observation we observe”he concluded this Monday, during his appearance at a press conference.
