The Rhone residents were eliminated in the round of 16, on penalties, by the Isérois (2-2, 2 tab to 4) who play in the fifth division.
“We showed neither pride nor honor. We will have to bear the shame in front of our loved ones, the people who love the club, our leaders. It’s almost a tragedy.”commented Lyon coach, Pierre Sage, after the elimination of OL against Bourgoin-Jallieu (N3, 5th div., 2-2, 4-2 tab) on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. “It’s a duty for Lyon to beat a team that plays four levels below and we didn’t do the job”he lamented.
“When we leave the initiative, the intensity and the ball to an opponent who plays four levels below, that means that we are not there and that we do not measure the consequences that can have such a defeat”added Sage. “Because it would be normal to win and totally illogical to lose. Today, we didn’t do what we needed to do.”he admitted.
“Professional misconduct, clearly”
For his part, the sports director of Olympique Lyonnais, Mathieu Louis-Jean, whose speech is rare, mentioned “professional misconduct, clearly”. “There is a feeling of shame about this match in which we lacked everything. Bourgoin delivered his match. We didn’t know how to respond. We are more than disappointed. We will have to remedy this quickly because we have been involved in these types of matches for a while, since the start of the year.he admitted.
“We have important matches coming up and we will have to take points on Saturday against Toulouse. The French Cup was a driving force last season. Now, we will have to find other energies for the rest of the season”he added.
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