Is Rudi Garcia bitter about his time in Lyon? Your turn to judge. While OL formalized Monday that the French coach's contract would not be renewed, the day after the defeat against Nice (3-2), depriving the club of participation in the Champions League next season, the champion of France 2011 (with LOSC) posted a message of thanks on its social networks. “I would first of all like to thank my president Jean-Michel Aulas […] and Vincent Ponsot for his great competence and his total involvement for the club. I obviously want to thank all my players, from my captain Memphis Depay to the youngest, Rayan Cherki as well as my staff ”, we can read. Only, Rudi Garcia seems to have "forgotten" a very important person from OL, Juninho.No word for the Brazilian while Jean-Michel Aulas has often tried to pass off the appointment of the former OM technician for a choice of the Lyon legend, now the club's sporting director.
Juninho-Garcia, two men who did not like each other
It is common knowledge that the two men have had an icy relationship for several months, even since the arrival of Rudi Garcia between Rhône and Saône. An exacerbated tension which, according to the words of the now ex-Lyon coach, would have pushed him to decline any proposal for an extension. “It's been a long time since I decided that I couldn't continue and achieve the best possible results under these conditions. Everything is not there for me to be at the head of this team next season, ”he explained Sunday night after the setback against the Aiglons. However, there is still a month, the French technician evoked his "desire to continue" with the Gones. "It's a club that suits me well, it's a posed, sensible, intelligent club," he confided on April 18 in an interview with Canal Football Club."He's a good guy, a good man," he said of Juninho. Afterwards, he sometimes has the faults of his qualities. He's so passionate… In fact, he's just like me when I started out. It leaves at the quarter turn ”. Now it's Garcia who's gone.
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