Memphis Depay is back in great shape and this is very good news for Lyon where he is essential.
Since the end of the summer transfer window on October 5, he has been a triple passer in Strasbourg on October 18 (2-3), scorer and decisive against Monaco last Sunday (4-1), OL is dependent on a single player, and this "opium" is called Memphis.
In a press conference, Rudi Garcia commented on the impact of his captain.
"I am not surprised.
He does what he says, that's good.
He needed time after his long injury, in the Champions League, I think he did not have 90 minutes in the legs.
We were hoping he could do what he's doing right now, in the last two games.
He is very good at the moment, and playing his role as captain, it's important for us, ”he said.
But after a short break, Rudi Garcia aimed at Ronald Koeman directly.
"Make me think about putting a tackle on Koeman when the time is right"
Once is not custom, the Lyon coach allowed himself a small gap in front of the press.
"Make me think of putting a tackle to Koeman when it is the moment, but it is not today that I will do it", he blurted out, without revealing more.
Everything therefore suggests that the oppressive attitude of the Batavian coach was not digested by the Lyon coach on this sensitive issue.
Koeman had expressed the wish to return to the attack during the next winter transfer window.
"I will try, because I want to have it with us," he told Dutch media AD.
In November 2019, the former coach of AS Roma had already moaned against the one who was coach of the Netherlands, for having played Depay in a friendly, which had cost him a muscle injury.
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