Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP)

The new coach of Olympique Lyonnais, the Dutchman Peter Bosz, a supporter of attacking and attractive football, intends to rely on the OL training center: "If young people have qualities, I do not have afraid to make them play, "he said on Sunday at his first press conference.

"Here in Lyon, there have always been good young people", recalled the former coach of Ajax Amsterdam and Bayer Leverkusen who knows the French Championship to have played there, as a player, between 1988 and 1991 under the Toulon jersey.

QUESTION: what are your playing principles?

ANSWER: "I have a philosophy of attacking, attractive play because we play for the supporters and not for ourselves, but the way we are going to play obviously depends on the players. It does not make sense to mention any system at the moment (...) I have the experience of working with young people and not only with Ajax but also in Leverkusen with Florian Wirtz that I started at 16. It is always a question of quality. If the young people have qualities, I am not afraid to make them play. Here in Lyon, there have always been good young people. With Ajax, there are similarities. At Ajax too, There is attacking football. The most important thing is to win but the manner is also an important thing. Here, we want to win but also with the manner ".

Q: How do you combine the desire to be offensive with the need to win titles?

A: "It is not easy, but it is possible to play attacking, attractively and win titles. For that, you need a good organization on the pitch. When I speak of attacking football, the most important is the way we defend. Without good defense, we cannot play offensive. We must set up a rigorous organization (...) Communication is very important and I believe that it will be very important with my players. way of playing must be clear and, if it is clear, we can talk with the players. All the players have to develop further. And only then can something be achieved. is important".

Q: What do you remember from your time in Germany in Dortmund and Leverkusen where it started very hard each time before ending more difficult?

A: "I remember well when I was in the Netherlands, you had to start slowly before finishing strong. In Germany, the opposite happened. If in Lyon, you can start very hard and finish very hard. , It's my aim".

Interview at a press conference

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