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The Lyon coach recognized his frustration after the draw against Manchester United (2-2), in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League.<\/p>\n

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His analysis of the meeting<\/strong>
\u201cThe first half, I think it was a great football match. We made a match with a lot of courage, we created difficulty in a large team. Cherki's goal allows us to keep the same ambition before this match. We have shown that the team believes in it until the end. This is important, because with this state of mind, we still have possibilities (to qualify). \u201d<\/p>\n

Cherki's goal and his contribution in the game <\/strong>
\u201cRayan is a great player, with a great decision -making capacity, on the last gesture, in the surface. With his dribbling, his shots, he has freedom to make individual decisions. He is decisive for us, but I think all the players have made a good match. I liked their mentality. “<\/p>\n

The feeling that predominates: relief or frustration<\/strong>
“We had opportunities to score the second goal and lead 2-0, then 2-1 … I think we created opportunities to have another result. I'm a little frustrated on the result, but I'm happy with the content of the match. \u201d<\/p>\n

If the team used Onana sentences to motivate their locker room<\/strong>
\u201cIt was not war (between Onana and Matic), these are normal situations in football (smile). It was not a strategy on our part. We must respect all opinions. “<\/p>\n

\n Read too<\/span>
\n Ol-Manchester United: Cherki the hero, Almada the artist, Perri the fault … The notes of the quarter-final first leg<\/span><\/p>\n

The lack of depth of OL<\/strong>
Yes, they missed (Nuamah, Fofana). They are fast players, strong on the last moments of a match. Today, they cannot play, and we don't have the opportunity to change a lot. The changes I make, are to be more defensive, that's how it is. I think we have the opportunity to have Malick (Fofana) on the return. We're going to work to have it. “<\/p>\n

What he expects in Manchester<\/strong>
\u201cWe play against a large team, it will be difficult but not impossible. Manchester is very dangerous on offensive transitions, we can improve on this. We have to be careful. Afterwards, we have to play with the same courage. We had several opportunities in the second half, thanks to this courage and I want this same courage to Manchester. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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