He has been there for less than six months, but already sees himself never leaving. In an interview with Corriere dello Sport Thursday less than a week from the Champions League round of 16 first leg between OL and Juventus Turin, Lyon coach Rudi Garcia spoke about his future in the Rhône to the Italian daily.
"What am I going to do after my time at OL? If it was up to me, I would stay here forever. The city is beautiful, I like the club. After, if they ask me to leave, we will see, ”says the former OM coach, who would like to win“ a national cup ”( Editor's note: OL are still involved in the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la League ).
"Aulas is a visionary"
Tensions against its new president, Jean-Michel Aulas, when he coached OM? Forget it. "President Aulas is a visionary, he understood before others the importance of infrastructure," says Rudi Garcia. Here, there is a serious and medium-term recovery plan. It was easy to say yes, even if my former OM supporters took it the wrong way. "
If he announces wanting to achieve "the feat" against Juventus by Cristiano Ronaldo, Rudi Garcia also takes advantage of this interview to deplore "the lack of patience" and "the controversy" in the world of football. "The lack of results sometimes erases the project in place," he regrets. And the judgments change quickly: Thomas Tuchel was treated as an incompetent after Dortmund. Sometimes the criticism comes from a superficial reflection. "