On the sidelines of the poster opposing PSG to OL, the former Parisian, Jérôme Rothen, strongly criticized the Lyonnais coach, Laurent Blanc.
After fifteen days of international truce, Ligue 1 resumes its rights this weekend, with a clash between Paris Saint Germain and Olympique Lyonnais at the end of the 29th day, scheduled for Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.). A meeting marked by the return of Laurent Blanc to the Parc des Princes, he who spent three seasons on the sidelines of the Rouge et Bleu between 2013 and 2016
Now coach of Les Gones, Laurent Blanc is going through a complicated season. Irregular, his team points to a disappointing 10th place in the standings, nine lengths behind the Top 5. But this is not enough for a club of the stature of OL, for Jérôme Rothen, who is taken hard from the Rhone coach.
“I was so disappointed”
“Against PSG, I don’t expect anything special from Lyon. I have been so disappointed since the beginning of the year and Laurent Blanc took office. I don’t feel like there’s a lot going on.”thus dropped the former midfielder of PSG on the airwaves of RMC.
💥 @RothenJerome : “I don’t have the impression that much has happened since Laurent Blanc took office. It’s an anomaly to be 25 points behind PSG. Laurent Blanc is struggling to recover. question, he arrived sure of himself in Lyon.” #RMClive pic.twitter.com/n7sQ3C5tQv
— Rothen s’enflamme (@Rothensenflamme) March 31, 2023
And to add: “He arrived confident at the start of his term in Lyon. Everything he said at the start crumbled away. I’m not going to judge him on Sunday because I imagine they will lose. Where I will judge him is Wednesday against Nantes. You have no room for error. All the big teams got knocked out. You have to go lift it. »