Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Monday December 16, 2024 at 9:22 a.m.
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Lyon (3-1) on Sunday evening, and OL have plenty to ponder over the scenario of the match.
Pierre Sage “hoped that the match would be played in two stages”, a notion on which he has already relied sometimes with success this season, particularly in the Europa League. This is why the OL coach, at the Parc, rotated the attack again, only bringing in Alexandre Lacazette and Malick Fofana for the last 25 minutes. This is also why Rayan Cherki left at the same time, replaced by Benrahma: “He brought us a lot offensively, but started to make efforts only in one direction. Which became dangerous for the team. We had to ensure balance when we didn't have the ball.”
Mikautadze: “I just told Donnarumma that I was happy to give him a lob”
The Lyonnais, who maintained hope of returning to 2-2 during almost the entire second half, can especially regret their start to the match since they were trailing 2-0 after a quarter of an hour. The Gones coach regrets that his players did not stick to their common defensive idea: “We didn't apply it and it's a mistake. If we don't have that, it's complicated every day together. our way of defending, we applied individual principles and decisions and faced with a team of this quality, we obviously pay for our mistakes, we had difficulty coordinating and it's a shame, because we have the ability. used to doing things together.” The former trainer nevertheless recognizes a real lack of clear opportunities after the break.
Pierre Sage also specifies, as an example, that OL's goal came from pressing on the three-man defense of Paris Saint-Germain. A goal scored by Georges Mikautadze who then upset Gianluigi Donnarumma, which the latter did not appreciate: “I laughed, I just told him that I was happy to give him a lob.” Both players came out with a yellow card and the Georgian striker believes that this PSG “was takeable”: “We just did things badly, when we could have come back.”
