It’s the big day for Fabio Grosso, who was presented as the coach of Olympique Lyonnais while the Rhone club is at its lowest. The Italian is happy to launch this rehabilitation operation for a club that is close to his heart.
As agreed, theOlympique Lyonnais presented his new coach to the press this Monday afternoon. Fabio Grosso, after following OL’s match against Le Havre this Sunday evening (0-0) from the stands, will now take charge. He necessarily detailed his action plan, in order to restore confidence to the players, and to put OL in their place, that is to say far from the red zone. But for the moment, the Italian was initially enjoying his return to a club and a city that meant a lot to him. “ I found an extraordinary atmosphere here. This city left me with incredible memories during my visit. I had the opportunity to come back here and it’s something really special for me to be the coach of this club. Yesterday I had the opportunity to see the great spirit that is in this stadium and in this club. The club is progressing. You have to put everything on the pitch, give everything for this club. It is not enough to say it. We must come back together to where this club deserves to be, and it is not the current ranking”delivered Fabio Grosso, who admitted in passing to having been contacted by OM last summer, even if the Marseille leaders subsequently chose to go for Marcelino. He then quickly turned the page.
If I’m here, it’s because things weren’t going well, summarizes Grosso
Never mind, the former defender will make his debut on a Ligue 1 bench next weekend, with the ambition of putting the players’ heads back on track. “ Everyone must give everything to raise the level. We know we have to progress. I have a lot of respect for the previous coach, Laurent Blanc is an institution in France. But if I’m here, there’s something wrong. We will talk with the players then we will start working. You don’t restore confidence overnight. It’s not going to be an easy journey, but the things that aren’t easy are very beautiful in the end. », explained Fabio Grosso in this press conference where he made it clear that he also came with clear ideas, assistants and a desire to play in a very different way from currently. Beautiful words which will nevertheless require rapid results, as OL are stuck at the bottom of the Ligue 1 table, a far cry from the years when Fabio Grosso was still evolving as a player.
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