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Of our special envoy to Manchester,
It is traditional that, the day before a European meeting, the visiting team comes to do a training session at the stadium to get an idea of the atmosphere that it will find the next day. On Wednesday, Olympique Lyonnais decided to be over. A small outing in the morning in Décines and a flight towards Manchester during the day without going through the Old Trafford lawn, where the Gones will face the Red Devils in the quarterfinals return from the Europa League this Thursday.
As if the French club did not need to take the pulse of this legendary enclosure, while few Lyon players have already had the opportunity to evolve there. Held in check by United at the Groupama Stadium (2-2) last week, OL will however have to redouble their efforts to qualify for the semi-finals of the Europa League. And Paulo Fonseca knows this well: “We do football to live these moments,” said the Portuguese at a press conference. We have to take advantage of this moment. And do a little more, anyway. Here is our little guide the qualification for the semi-finals.
Keep your game identity
Greater than Manchester United in the first leg, OL was punished by English individuals, especially on the transitional phases. And Paulo Fonseca insisted on this point to hope to qualify. “We have to be ready for the offensive transitions of United and defend well,” said OL coach. At times, we dropped, United arrived in our surface with dangerous situations. We must be together, more compact. »»
For the rest, the former LOSC technician does not want to land as an expiatory victim, but to keep his strong identity of play, rented by Corentin Tolisso, also came to the bowels of old Trafford for the press conference. “Since the coach is there, the dynamics are positive,” said the midfielder. Even when there were bad results, there have been good things. You will have to be very aggressive and score when you will have the chance to have an opportunity. »»
“We arrive with the same ambition, having the ball, creating the conditions to attack well,” developed Paulo Fonseca. Our intention is the same, practice our game. We must have the same courage, the same personality, the same intentions, we must be ourselves, make our game and have confidence to arrive here and put the quality of our game on the field. ”
Make Cherki the executioner of Mu
With his goal in stoppage game stoppages, Rayan Cherki allowed OL to arrive with a lot of confidence for the return. As if the Gones had won this first round. The English, who discovered, for the most part, the Lyon genius, gently freak out that Cherki comes to display all his talent to Old Trafford. “I hope they will know Rayan Cherki a little more after the match and they will hate him a little more,” smiled Corentin Tolisso.
Also questioned about the n ° 10 Lyonnais by the English press, Paulo Fonseca preferred to highlight his team, which allows Cherki to be decisive: “I think he is in a good time, he makes a lot of assists, goals, he is a technically different player. But, if he is in a big moment, it is also because he has colleagues who have done the work. The merit is that of the team. »»
It's beautiful, it Paulo, but when Rayan Cherki goes to cross half of the field, dribbling the Maguire stud and coming to conclude his crazy ride by a small stake to qualify his own for the semi-finals, there, the merit will return entirely to the kid.
Only onana
He was already at the center of debates in the first leg, after the little spikes exchanged with Nemanja Matic who had called the Cameroonian “worse guardian in the history of Manchester United”. The Serb had seen right, since, already faulty this season this season, André Onana had still committed two beautiful dumplings on the Lyon goals. After this yet another failed performance, Ruben Amorim had decided to leave his goalkeeper at rest this weekend against Newcastle for the benefit of Altay Bayindir.
With four goals conceded on six shots, the Turk had not made a strong impression. Suddenly, the coach of United decided to restore confidence in Cameroonians against OL this Thursday, to the general surprise of the English press, who assailed the Portuguese of questions on this subject at a press conference. “He will play, he is ready to return to the competition,” said the former Sporting coach. As a coach, and also as a former player, I try to do things that can help a player in this situation. We sometimes talk about managing players physically, but we must also manage them mentally. »»
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Nevertheless, the former porter of Inter and Ajax should still have the brain in turmoil when entering the lawn, even though his own supporters drown him from criticism. Asked to find out if it was necessary to insist on this point, Paulo Fonseca played him Fair-Play: “Onana is a great goalkeeper, one of the best. Our strategy is not based on a player. But it would still be good to try 30 -meter strikes, in case. On a misunderstanding, it can work.
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