“The Laurent Blanc effect” is still slow to be seen. Arrived on the bench of OL at the beginning of October, the former central defender does not yet find the springs allowing the club to come out of its torpor, illustrated by this 8th place in Ligue 1. Under his leadership, the Gones have only managed to chain two consecutive victories in the league once. And again, we have to go back to the end of October. The truce passed by there, the weariness of the supporters too. The latter no longer hesitate to display their anger through posters pasted in town, or even with banners in the stadium and at the training center, like this morning. on the eve of the Strasbourg reception. “It’s our fault because we don’t have a result. We don’t win. It’s our fault” concedes the Cévennes in a press conference.
The Lyonnais come out of two very “windows”to use the words of Alexandre Lacazette, in Ligue 1, a home defeat against Clermont (1-0) and a sad draw (0-0) in Nantes. The group seems to lack confidence, like a very poor animation. There is a blockage. Laurent Blanc can at least be satisfied with recovering Malo Gusto and Nicola Taglifico for the next meetings. According to him, confidence will not start an impermeable defense. And on it Dejan Lovren’s contribution has already been felt. “There are two dangerous Nantes actions where I think Dejan did well. Sissoko’s action, if he cuts directly, there is a goal but he has slowed down. He knows these situations and he managed.
Blanc flies to the aid of Toko Ekambi
Above all, the team must be uninhibited when it has the ball. “The use of the ball needs to be more efficient in terms of chances. There is animation on the sides which needs to be better. We don’t focus enough.” Lacazette often seems too isolated, lacking support from his teammates. “For me, you have to find it in the box. The report is made but it is necessary to have the manpower available to animate the game and to find it. When you don’t have the players on the sides, you deal with the most urgent. A creator like Rayan Cherki can bring this presence with his technical ease. “It may be interesting in the future to Lyon. To help Lacazette but to help the team. By his talent he can unbalance the adversary. There are few players like that.
Of awareness. This is what Laurent Blanc asks of himself, his staff and the players. According to him, his men are perfect during the week in training, before becoming a shadow of themselves on match nights. He takes the image of Karl Toko Ekambi, particularly targeted by the supporters. “Between the level of the week and in match it is not at all the same thing. He is a complete player, he is fast, he dribble. But what he provides in training, he can’t give in matches. He is the player who could help Alex (Lacazette) to break free. We have the same thoughts. It’s a shame because we need it. There must be a problem, we have to regain confidence individually. The state of mind depends on each player.
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