Pierre Sage gave his impressions of his team at a press conference before facing Olympiakos on Thursday evening at the Groupama Stadium.
The match against Olympiakos Piraeus on Thursday at the Groupama Stadium in the first day of the Europa League is “a nice challenge” for Lyon coach Pierre Sage, after the recent defeat against Marseille which reduced almost the entire game to 10.
“It’s a great challenge for us to face the Conference League title holders.“, he commented at a press conference.It is above all with regard to ourselves that we must challenge ourselves in relation to this important competition for our club and our country.“, he continued, assuring that he had “the desire to look good“.
Change coming after the Olympico debacle?
“Obviously our morale was hit by the defeat against OM but we don’t have time to bang our heads against the wall or set the record straight, even if it’s necessary to act on quality and efficiency.” he said.We quickly got back to work and the best thing is to get back on the field and get back into habits, confidence, to perform well in the next match. And so, the short time frame is rather favorable for us.“, estimated the Lyon coach.
Asked about a possible change of system while his team is ineffective both up front and at the back, he acknowledged that “The question arises a lot on the subject. Our squad is built on a base of a game with wingers and we leave a lot of quality players on the bench“.
“Despite everything, with our 3-5-2 organization, we had a lot of situations. For me, the coldness that was interpreted is not as exacerbated as that“, wanted to temper Pierre Sage, for whom the starting role of Rayan Cherki, associated with Alexandre Lacazette, could be an option, Thursday. Cherki (21 years old), who extended Saturday evening for two years, came on during the game against OM and had equalized at 2-2. “It is a subject for reflection and a real option. It is an association that works well with Lacazette” he admitted.
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