Settling of accounts at OL Corral, continued. After the charge of Rudi Garcia against Juninho in
L'Equipe
and on
RMC Sport
, and the answers of Jean-Michel Aulas, of certain players and of the own daughter of "Juni", it is the turn of the principal concerned to leave the claws. The Lyon sports director was a guest on the
OL live System program
this Wednesday, on
OL TV
. The appointment had been made for several days already, in order to take stock of the Gones season. But of course, the words of the former Lyon midfielder were even more expected after the harsh criticisms of the now ex-coach of the club dear to President Aulas ... And he was quick to give his feelings on the person and the 'Coach Garcia.
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Recall that Rudi Garcia, appointed coach of Lyon to replace Sylvinho in October 2019, notably criticized Juninho for a certain favoritism towards Brazilian recruits, from Jean Lucas to Bruno Guimaraes.
He also accused him of having worked “behind (his) back”.
“I think he will become a very good sporting director but he will need experience.
He is still too much in the player mode, in impulsive decision-making, ”he explained.
"It was not someone that I liked very much as a person"
Juninho
"I am surprised. It felt like it had been prepared. I knew he was going to do something, it's part of his character, "squeaks" Juni, who has not been dead hand to carve croupiers to his ex-colleague. The former OL master gunner, seven times champion of France as a player, believes for example that Garcia "was strong with the weakest, and weak with the strongest" and that he therefore did not treat all the world the same way. "The worst thing is the difference in treatment," he promises, noting that he "(did not appreciate) much (Garcia) as a person". All before more personal attacks: "Rudi has a total lack of self-confidence and suddenly, he always wants to show that he is handsome, that he is strong ... If he can speak and see himself on TV,he is happy. He is really cold humanly, he has no feelings for the people around. And if you don't have one, you have a hard time understanding… ”
A great unpacking from which no one comes out grown.
We can nevertheless say to ourselves that it is a miracle if all these little people have managed to live together for two years.
Remember that Garcia was ready to slam the door last December, as he explained on Tuesday.
“It's true that I didn't let him choose the players in the transfer window, but it's my job.
I think he was not used to it… I let the rope pull and at one point I explode, ”said Juninho, who however did not feel betrayed by Garcia.
And for good reason, "one is betrayed only by his true friends", he notes, not failing to emphasize that the relations between the two men were only professional.
Atmosphere ...
Juninho: "We have a selfish workforce"
In addition to his scathing response to Rudi Garcia (see elsewhere), Junihno returned to the OL season and this fourth place “hard to swallow” before looking to the next one. And the objectives are clearly established for the 2021-22 financial year: to regain the Champions League via L1, “target” the Coupe de France and aim for the last four in the Europa League. To do so, OL will try to stimulate a real change of culture within a workforce that the Brazilian sports director considers "selfish". He intends in particular to rely on the experienced Marcelo and the future Lyonnais Damien Da Silva, whose arrival from Rennes is therefore confirmed. "We want players who bring us this culture of winning that we lost a long time ago, and not selfishness", he explains,in passing, laying a stone in the garden of Memphis Depay, which "has had its day". “The whole team had to revolve around him, and that's very hard. Because everyone must have the feeling of working the same. There are only four players in the world where you have to do everything for him, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. Sorry, if he's strong, Memphis isn't up to them, ”he squeaks. We will not know more about the quest for a new coach. Regarding Moussa Dembélé, loaned to Atlético, we will have to wait too. "If he returns from his loan to Atlético, we welcome him with open arms," notes "Juni".Because everyone must have the feeling of working the same. There are only four players in the world where you have to do everything for him, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. Sorry, if he's strong, Memphis isn't up to them, ”he squeaks. We will not know more about the quest for a new coach. Regarding Moussa Dembélé, loaned to Atlético, we will have to wait too. "If he returns from his loan to Atlético, we welcome him with open arms," notes "Juni".Because everyone must have the feeling of working the same. There are only four players in the world where you have to do everything for him, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. Sorry, if he's strong, Memphis isn't up to them, ”he squeaks. We will not know more about the quest for a new coach. Regarding Moussa Dembélé, loaned to Atlético, we will have to wait too. "If he returns from his loan to Atlético, we welcome him with open arms," notes "Juni".we will have to wait too. "If he returns from his loan to Atlético, we welcome him with open arms," notes "Juni".we will have to wait too. "If he returns from his loan to Atlético, we welcome him with open arms," notes "Juni".
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