Angers (AFP)
Transparent, reduced to 10, Olympique Lyonnais suffered a correction (3-0) Sunday in Angers on behalf of the second day of Ligue 1, which saw the SCO temporarily take the lead in the Championship.
Held in check at home (1-1) for the opening of the championship last weekend against Brest, OL did not do better on Sunday at the Raymond-Kopa stadium.
Peter Bosz's men conceded three goals, by Sofiane Boufal (20th), Marcelo against his side (54th) and Azzedine Ounahi (77th).
On the contrary, Gérald Baticle, former assistant for 10 years in Lyon who succeeded Stéphane Moulin, got the better of his former club.
And after a first victory in Strasbourg (2-0), here is the surprising SCO leader of L1, before the matches of Clermont and Marseille.
No doubt the Lyonnais did not expect what they saw in Anjou.
They had to deal with twirling Angevins, who imposed constant pressure on them and pushed them to fault on numerous occasions.
It was Sofiane Boufal, served at the far post by a center line from Jimmy Cabot, who opened the scoring at a tight angle, leaving Anthony Lopes helpless (20th).
"Football begins with the desire to want to win 100%. That, I saw at Angers, but not at my team. The mentality to win, it all starts with that. And I have not seen that with my team "deplored the Lyon coach.
Angers midfielder Sofiane Boufal fights for the ball against Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar (in red) in the Raymond-Kopa stadium in Angers, August 15, 2021. JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER AFP
The poor performance of his team, especially in defense, pushed Peter Bosz to make three changes at the break: the young central Castello Lukeba, warned from the outset and overtaken against the young Angevin Mohamed-Ali Cho, and midfielders Bruno Guimaraes and Lucas Paqueta.
Insufficient to interrupt the Lyon ordeal.
It was the other central Gones, Marcelo, too slow and already warned in the first period, who precipitated the rout of his people.
Following a new pressing from Cho, on a service from Boufal (53rd), the Brazilian deceived Lopes and sent the leather in his own nets.
- Boufal-Cho keys -
The Angevins, who have not yet lost their master playing Angelo Fulgini on the start, dispel some doubts about their season.
Olympique Lyonnais footballers leave the pitch at the end of the match on August 15, 2021 in the Raymond Kopa stadium in Angers.
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The 3-4-1-2 of Gérald Baticle was carried by the Boufal-Cho duo, with a silky touch of the ball from the first, and an insolent speed from the second, which caused four Lyon yellow cards.
Including the two of Maxwel Cornet (49th, 65th), who left his to ten after a tackle too heavily on the 17-year-old.
A numerical superiority which allowed the very young Azzedine Ounahi (21 years old), on his second ball in the elite, to register the 3-0 (77th) after having touched the post on the first.
In Lyon, Peter Bosz cannot say the same.
The Lyon coach finds himself in front of a big site, whether behind, where the return of Jason Denayer is urgent, and in front, where he has axial players (Moussa Dembélé, Islam Slimani, Karl Toko Ekambi, Tino Kadewere), but few or no lane players.
Two weeks before the end of the transfer window, OL are already under pressure.
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