"Everyone is affected" at OL, still in check against Strasbourg

• OL continue their bad streak in Ligue 1 with a sad draw this Sunday at home against Strasbourg (1-1).
• All it took was a tie from Lucien Zohi just before the break to sink some very ill Lyonnais, who could have lost in the last five minutes of play.
• Maxence Caqueret and especially Anthony Lopes deliver a realistic report after this new poor performance, which could see OL point nine points from the podium this Sunday evening.

At Parc OL,

For a 17th Ligue 1 team at home before this weekend, a draw (1-1) against Strasbourg (6th) would almost look like a good operation at Parc OL. Especially in view of the two happy posts (Kenny Lala and Dimitri Lienard) suffered in the last five minutes of a hitherto tasteless meeting. A statement so regular that the 11th place of Lyonnais this Sunday can only be deserved after 25 days of the championship.

Described as "big disappointment" by Maxence Caqueret, this umpteenth underperformance, with only five shots (two on target), was not hidden by the players. "We lacked movement and technical accuracy," says the young relay runner. We had chances of hitting or passing that we didn't try. A lack of creativity, daring and fluidity confirmed by Rudi Garcia, while OL had not had such a bad ranking at this time of the season for 24 years.

We will have to stop talking about underperformance. The # OL is unfortunately at its level. After 25 days, there is no other possible finding #OLRCSA

"We cannot expect much today"

“It's insufficient in the offensive animation, explains the Lyonnais coach, who preferred to do without the Brazilian rookie Bruno Guimaraes, on the bench this Sunday. For a home game, we did not weigh enough on the events and we suffered from too many technical faults. An observation that provoked the strong reaction of Anthony Lopes, worried about the 11th place of his own.

The classification was on the screens in the locker room after the match and I saw some faces: I think everyone is affected. It is up to us to bring OL where it needs to be by showing a completely different face. We cannot expect much from our performance today. For the podium, it becomes clearly complicated and very very urgent. As far as mathematically possible, we will believe it. But there, we find a way to undergo the equalization just before the break ... This goal put us a hell of a blow. "

"I was careful not to talk about the issue before the match"

Well launched by a plunging head of Bertrand Traoré (1-0, 21st), the Lyonnais are so fragile that the goal of Lucien Zohi (1-1, 43rd) lead them the second period? "Today, I was careful not to talk about the issue before the match because I wondered if that was not what was blocking the players a little," admits Rudi Garcia. We must be able to overcome this equalization. This shows how much the level of confidence in this squad has not been particularly inflated by the recent qualifications for the final of the Coupe de la Ligue and for the half of the Coupe de France.

🎙 Anthony Lopes at the microphone of @ OLTV_officiel after #OLRCSA.

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The podium could be found at nine points this Sunday evening in the event of Lille's success against OM. What draw a line under the goal Champions League, 13 days from the end? “No, we didn't say goodbye to the podium, says Maxence Caqueret. We know that we have the strength to move up the rankings. We are all aware that it will be hard but we will do it. We will try to do it anyway. The semantic difference is significant for this really tough OL.

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