Lyon (AFP)

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas put pressure on Rudi Garcia on Tuesday and confirmed that OL's goal, currently 14th in Ligue 1, was to finish in the top two to return to the Champions League. from next season.

"We will take our responsibilities if the results are insufficient. We are not there yet. We must take a step back. Rudi Garcia knows very well that he has only one hypothesis, and that is to win again", warned the boss of Olympique Lyonnais on OLTV.

"Today, we are in contract with Rudi Garcia who came with a lot of people from his staff. It is happening in total consistency," he said.

"We will wait until the end of December to see what is happening. We have made sure that all the management is aligned with his contract, to renew or not. Only the results and the content will allow us to decide," JMA said. .

But the latter did not only target the coach.

He also pointed out the investment of players "who must be irreproachable".

"It is the responsibility of the institution to take decisions if this was not the case," said the president.

"If the enthusiasm and the intensity of the effort are insufficient, it is also the responsibility of the coach to create a dynamic so that the commitment is maximum. It is management", warned Jean-Michel Aulas.

"It is up to us to correct the faults. We can find the commitment of August because we have already done so. It gives me confidence. The objective is more than ever to finish on the first two places on the podium", he added defending his sports director, Juninho, who is starting to be criticized by supporters.

"We chose to bring him back to the club and he chose Rudi Garcia", recalled Jean-Michel Aulas.

"We have just played a semi-final of the Champions League, a final of the Coupe de la Ligue and a semi-final of the Coupe de France. We cannot say that there is no relevance in this choice", estimated the Lyon leader.

"We have to weigh the criticisms. If Juninho changes his mind, we will have to review the position. This is also why we have just had an exceptional transfer window while keeping our best players," said Aulas.

"We have added to the workforce the recruitment of internationals like Lucas Paqueta, De Sciglio, Benlamri. We have analyzed our shortcomings and the coach's needs. We have the feeling that the team is well constituted to be both. first places in the standings and that we have done everything to achieve the goal, "said the strong man of OL.

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