2023-10-01 18:35:28
To great evils, big words. After the fifth defeat of the season for its Olympique Lyonnais, bottom of Ligue 1 with a historically low record for the club of 2 points after seven days, against Reims this Sunday (2-0), the American owner of OL John Textor sent a communiqué to OL supporters in which it aims to be reassuring and unifying.
“Football is football and it is sometimes cruel,” we read in this text published just after the final whistle of Reims-OL. Unfortunately, although the coach and the team worked intensively throughout the week, we lost our match today. »
“I know how difficult it is for the fans to continue to provide support, but I have no choice but to ask you to continue to do so – to provide positive encouragement to a fragile team, even in difficult circumstances. It is up to our team to play better, but anger and pressure from fans will definitely not produce better results. This team needs your encouragement, probably more than ever. »
Some players tackled for their lack of investment
The OL boss reassured his new coach, Fabio Grosso, and his players… at least for some, others not having escaped a barely concealed tackle: “Fabio is doing a solid job. He learns more about his players every day. Some players respond well to the work, while others clearly don’t. Unfortunately, when Fabio tests certain players in this situation, he does not always learn positive things, but he will make adjustments accordingly (…) Our goal remains to find success again this season. I believe in Fabio’s work, and I believe in his team philosophy – he will find the players who meet those expectations, and we will climb the rankings. »
“Our season will progress and we will put this terrible start to the season behind us. Only our football department, our team captains and this current roster of players can make a difference in the first half of the season. As you know, in January, we will have no limits in terms of governance on our ability to strengthen the team,” continues Textor, who celebrated his 57th birthday this Saturday, September 30. Before concluding with a personal commitment: “Rest assured that I will NEVER allow this club to lose its prestige. »
OL, the only team in the five major European championships to have never led the score this season, is having the worst start to the season in its history and has not found the net for almost a month to the day. , and the match against PSG (4-1).
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