2023-12-01 02:32:11
Olympique Lyonnais changes coach again. According to The Team, Fabio Grosso was fired this Thursday morning by his president John Textor and the new sports director David Friio. Appointed in September to replace Laurent Blanc, the Italian technician pays for the series of poor results for OL, defeated on Sunday evening by Lille (2-0) on their lawn. Still according to L’Équipe, Pierre Sage, director of the training center, will act in the interim while waiting for a new incumbent to be appointed.
Information confirmed early this Thursday afternoon by the club. “Taking into account the results obtained and after an in-depth analysis of the situation of the professional team, currently 18th in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais has decided to implement a procedure which could lead to the termination of Fabio Grosso’s employment contract and his deputies, Raffaelle Longo, Francesco Vaccariello, Vittorio Carello, and Mauro Carretta,” writes OL.
Before continuing: “While awaiting the outcome of this procedure, the preparation and supervision of the match in Lens, this Saturday at 5:00 p.m., will be ensured by Pierre Sage assisted by Jérémie Bréchet, Jean-François Vulliez and Rémy Vercoutre as goalkeeper coach. »
To replace Fabio Grosso, several names are mentioned. RMC Sport cites this Thursday the possible candidacies of Bruno Genesio, already on the OL bench and who has just left Rennes, the Croatian Igor Tudor and the Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli, who knew the OL sports director on the side of OM. The Lyonnais, last in Ligue 1 with 7 points in 12 matches, meet on Saturday in Lens and next Wednesday in Marseille for the next two championship matches.
Fabio Grosso leaves Lyon with a record of one win, three draws and four defeats in eight matches. The Italian also retains the stitches and the scar following the serious incidents of October 29 during the canceled trip to the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille. That evening, the Lyon players’ bus was violently stoned as it approached the stadium. The OL coach was then hit in the face, forehead and left eye. His deputy, Raffaelle Longo, was also affected.
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