Lyon did a great job by beating Montpellier 1-0. However, Lyon's performance was very disappointing against the bottom of Ligue 1. For Walid Acherchour, the best team did not win on Saturday evening.
Lyon supporters were undoubtedly expecting a festival of goals against Montpellier, the worst team and worst defense in Ligue 1. Ultimately, their OL offered them an evening full of thrills on Saturday. Pierre Sage's men struggled enormously to win the match. Uninspired offensively, Les Gones came close to disaster at the back. The MHSC could have won in the second half with a canceled goal for Jordan Ferri then a huge miss from Khalil Fayad, alone in front of the Lyon goal. Finally, the latter tackled the ball in his own net to offer victory at the last minute to Olympique Lyonnais.
Pierre Sage does not escape criticism
By the admission of Pierre Sage and Jordan Veretout, OL were not proud of their performance. RMC consultant, Walid Acherchour validated these analyzes in After Foot. It's difficult for him to explain how the Rhone club was able to win after being so bad. “ Personally, I hated the Olympique Lyonnais match, the whole match, apart from Lacazette who once again on goal showed all his talent with his back to the game. From the starting eleven to the individual performances, to the overall performance, and even the entrants because we will also have to talk about the entry of Rayan Cherki in the attitude and in all his choices. I really didn't like OL, we have the impression that they fell back into their ways.” he first said before paying tribute to Montpellier, the moral winner of the match.
“The Lyonnais don’t deserve much tonight. We must remember that Fayad has a huge opportunity to score, that Ferri hits the bar, that the goal is canceled… Really, the coherent team on the pitch was not OL, it was Montpellier. We saw the bad Lyon, the one we hate and which frustrates us », he concluded while emphasizing that Lyon had still pocketed the 3 points. In such a tight championship at the top, that remains the most important. However, we will have to show something else in Brest next Saturday. A tougher European opponent who will inevitably punish OL's mistakes.
