Pierre Sage, coach of Olympique Lyonnais. (Illustrative photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
Friday November 1, Olympique Lyonnais faced LOSC in Lille. And if the Lyonnais come away with a draw (1-1), their performance was not to the taste of Pierre Sage. After the match, the coach did not mince his words.
The match against Lille, Friday November 1, was not an easy task for the Lyonnais. Facing a team in good form this year, they had great difficulty getting into the match. Which allowed the Mastiffs to score in the 17th minute.
A sad performance in the first part which largely disappointed Pierre Sage, the OL coach. I find our first half unacceptable. We abandoned ourselves. We were unworthy of being Olympique Lyonnais. There was no intensity, no mentality to play this match to be competitive,” he said at the microphone of DAZN, the broadcaster.
The start at the start of added time
It was necessary to wait for Pierre Sage's reprimands during the break for Les Gones to pull themselves together. “At halftime I told them I didn't care about the score. I wanted to see OL on the field“, explained Pierre Sage. And the change took place: “I“I think we showed a different face and we were even able to equalize and create other chances in the second half,” he said.e. The equalizer, however, was very late, since it was during added time that OL came back to score, thanks to a goal from Malick Fofana.
This half-hearted match will have proven that “thethe same team can be the best team, like our worst nightmare“, according to Pierre Sage. Olympique Lyonnais is fifth in the Ligue 1 standings with 15 points, behind Marseille (17 points).
