Raymond Demenech held his second pre-match press conference this Friday with FC Nantes.
The former coach of the Blues has once again proven that he has not lost his sense of the formula to answer questions from journalists.
To evoke the transfer market of his team, the coach has handled irony with a touch of provocation and perhaps also a little clumsiness.
Domenech was asked about the refusal of the Brazilian Jean Lucas, lacking playing time in Lyon, to sign for FC Nantes this winter, preferring to opt for the Stade Brestois.
"I do not know.
I did not follow the adventures.
He's not with us, he's in Brest, period.
That's how it is, it's reality, responded with detachment the replacement of Christian Gourcuff who wanted to joke in the wake: "I would have liked to take Maradona, but he is dead."
A little sentence that shows how much the press conference with Raymond Domenech remains a real attraction, the Lyonnais having always had a way of communicating apart in the world of football, even if it means offending sometimes.
For Domenech, the transfer window is a "pain"
This good word placed, the new boss of the locker room still spoke with a little more seriously about the situation of the transfer window in Nantes.
“All the coaches say it’s a pain.
It's a thing where you break the group by bringing in players who weren't playing elsewhere.
The market for bringing in someone who is very above is good.
But I'm very reserved during the transfer window ”, explained Domenech who should therefore keep a stable group to finish the season by saving FCN from relegation, even if Giannelli, on trial for a few days, could strengthen the group. .
"I haven't made a decision yet," said the technician about the former OM midfielder.
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