On the OL bench for the first time against Brest last weekend, Fabio Grosso made a strong first choice by leaving Rayan Cherki on the bench at the start of the match.
Indisputable starter under Laurent Blanc, capable of the best and the worst, Rayan Cherki started on the bench for Fabio Grosso’s big debut with Olympique Lyonnais. For the moment, we do not know whether the new OL coach will confirm this choice in Reims on Sunday, especially since Alexandre Lacazette is suspended. In any case, Fabio Grosso’s decision did not really pay off because without Cherki, the Rhone club did not put the Brest team in difficulty, which ended up winning in the money-time (1-0).
From his first steps, the new coach of Olympique Lyonnais gave the image of being against Rayan Cherki, a player who divides in the locker room as revealed by RMC in the middle of the week. But in comments reported by Le Progrès this Friday, this is not really the case. In reality, Fabio Grosso simply wants to send the message that no matter the status and experience of the players he has, everything is reset and everyone will have a chance.
Grosso is working like crazy to get OL out of the crisis
“I respect those who have had a great career and those who are just starting out, I respect everyone” said the Olympique Lyonnais coach, keen to give each of his players a chance. What is certain is that Fabio Grosso is doing his best to enable OL to quickly emerge from the results crisis in which the club is stuck. “He really spends all his days at the training center, he studies everything, watches everything. He doesn’t waste a second. He’s at the club from morning to night. He really doesn’t have time to call outside.” indicates in particular one of his relatives. Will this hard work pay off? First elements of response from Sunday on the Reims pitch for OL, a match which promises to be complicated given the good form of Will Still’s men, winners in Lille on Tuesday in a late match (1-2).
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