Cropped by Sage, Zaha would have skipped OL training

Wilfried Zaha, OL winger (credit: David Hernandez)

Remaining out of the OL group against Nantes, Wilfried Zaha was sanctioned by Pierre Sage in the same way as Gift Orban. The Ivorian is also said to have skipped match day training for players not selected.

The international break allowed us to put things in perspective and have a frank discussion. This is what Peter said Sage Tuesday on RMC when talking about Wilfried’s case Zaha. The Ivorian striker has been far from giving the full measure of his talent since his arrival at OL at the end of August and an exchange was necessary between the coach and his player during this break. “I had a good discussion with him last week regarding the problem we encountered. The idea is not to sanction for the sake of sanctioning, but simply for him to become aware of what is expected of him at the moment. club I told him that we had recruited Wilfried Zaha, so we would like to have Wilfried Zaha.. True to himself, Sage did not beat around the bush when talking about the situation.

A discussion to get off to a good start?

He had already done the same afterwards OL – Nantes. Asked about Gift’s absences Orban et Wilfried Zaha in the Lyon group, the French technician had pointed out behavioral problems, not in line with the common objective. There was talk of a missed session after the match against the Rangers. For the Ivorian, it seems that an unjustified absence from training scheduled before OL – Nantes for the players not selected triggered the wrath of the Lyon staff, according to our Parisian colleagues. Enough to encourage a frank discussion about future expectations for Zaha.