As they led 2-0, the Lyonnais allowed the Germans Hoffenheim to return to the score while spoiling several opportunities in front of goal. If this draw is not the fault of a single man, it is largely that of Depay who like the team wasted too late in the game.
In total, they are four points lost on the double confrontation against Hoffenheim. Not good news for Lyonnais who had almost their qualification in their pocket. But, OL has misused its counterfeit situations and lost balloons in sensitive areas. He thus weakened defensively, offering opportunities to equalize at Hoffenheim that the Germans were able to seize. Like to go.
By taking advantage of the space left by their opponents, they should have scored a third goal. But the opportunities spoiled by Dembele, Fekir, Rafael, Mendy, Bertrand Traore or Memphis were right in OL's win.
Memphis is also the perfect reflection of the evening Lyon which has spoiled repeatedly in the last gesture. The Dutchman has had a bad night and has also suffered the wrath of Groupa Stadiuml with each of his failures. Depay who publicly demands to always play anyway finished the meeting on the bench with some applause mixed with whistles.
So the question arises is there a problem with Memphis Depay in attack? His trainer Genesio preferred not to dwell too much on the weaknesses of the Dutchman. "We had several opportunities to score the third goal and we went back too far, we wanted to preserve our result too much. We exposed ourselves to long balloons before yielding on a set kick. We lacked aggressiveness on this action. Innovation with a system in 3-5-2? It did not work completely. There is annoyance because we let slip two points that qualified us almost. The players are the first to be frustrated with this result, this poor performance. "