In front of several media, the American owner of Olympique Lyonnais John Textor explained the situation of Laurent Blanc. The latter, at the center of the club’s attention after several surprising and controversial media outings, was expected to be in the hot seat, after the chaotic start to the season (1 point and 6 goals conceded in 3 matches), in Ligue 1.
“I didn’t say he (White) was threatened” sweeps Textor before stressing that he “always showed great patience with the coaches”, even with those with whom he does not agree. Vis-à-vis the recent outings of the coach, who had notably joked at the microphone of Prime Video after the defeat in Montpellier (1-4) that “we may have to change coaches”, Textor was clear “I asked him to stop playing this game with the media, to ’tell jokes’ which cause controversy. This is the time for the coach to do his job as a coach. I know he takes his job seriously. I asked him to moderate his relationship with the press and make sure that it was his work that spoke for him.
