Rudi Garcia, here on September 15 during the defeat (2-1) conceded to Montpellier.

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  • OL have just suffered a fifth match in a row without a win in Ligue 1 on Sunday, against an OM yet reduced to ten after 20 minutes of play (1-1).

  • This new underperformance is also that of Rudi Garcia, unable to launch for good the season of the last semi-finalist of the Champions League.

  • Under contract until June 2021, will the former Marseille coach end up being threatened by his management, as a period of international truce begins?

At Parc OL,

By posting on its Twitter account a sober “1-1 draw” Sunday night to end a (new) sad evening, OL probably did not expect to collect no less than 1,400 responses.

Almost all claim only one thing after this poor performance against an OM very quickly reduced to ten: the dismissal of Rudi Garcia.

It is difficult not to draw up a balance sheet of failure concerning him, after a fifth match in a row without success synonymous with 14th place in Ligue 1. This is clearly not the expected reaction after a season concluded without European qualification at the premature end of the championship in March (7th).

Even in the face of a weak OM and reduced to ten, OL continues to stagnate https://t.co/AhedkxocZS

- 20 Minutes (@ 20Minutes) October 4, 2020

The same "dynamic" as Sylvinho

Almost a year ago to the day, Sylvinho was dismissed from his post with this record: nine points after nine days and a 14th place with seven lengths behind on the podium goal.

Since the resumption, we are clearly facing the same pace for his successor (14th with seven points in six days, even one point less than Sylvinho after so many games, and six lengths behind Lens, 3rd).

And this at the time of starting the timing of the international break which had been fatal to the inexperienced Brazilian coach last season ...

7 - Lyon's lowest point totals after 6 matches in a Ligue 1 season in the 21st century:



5 points in 2010/11



7 points in 2014/15



7 points this season



PasTrèsOrganisés. # OLOM pic.twitter.com/kX13dhWXfH

- OptaJean (@OptaJean) October 4, 2020

Asked Sunday about this parallel with Sylvinho and his uncertain future, the former Marseille coach (under contract until June 2021), calmly replied: "I do not know what to tell you, I do not look at what is happening. 'happened one, two or three years ago.

I look at what is happening now and it is sure that we do not have enough points.

We will have to take things in the right direction by already winning a match, before making a series to get back to where we want to be in the standings ”.

No game movement, no "madness" and few points

Of the seven goals scored by OL since the start of the season, there are four penalties, including that of Houssem Aouar on Sunday, and a goal against his own side from Dijon, Wesley Lautoa.

This obviously cannot be anecdotal as this team gives the impression of not working on game movements, combinations and preferential circuits, like these sequences with four or even five players stuck in the axis facing the 'OM.

OL sprinkles with 125 shots and 153 centers since the resumption of Ligue 1, respectively 30 and 57 more than PSG (2nd in these two statistical categories).

When OL no longer even pretends to try to attack other than through predictable centers: pic.twitter.com/ao9hkP9Ou3

- Julien Momont (@JulienMomont) October 4, 2020

Size problem therefore, the partners of Anthony Lopes only scored twice on these 125 shots and only 22 of their centers were taken over by a Lyonnais according to Opta… A monstrous waste explained both by the absence a real winger in the workforce, and by the lack of sharpness of the side, despite the beautiful emergence of Melvin Bard (19), Lyon's most convincing player on Sunday with Houssem Aouar.

The complementarity in front between Karl Toko Ekambi and Tino Kadewere, just as it was the case with Moussa Dembélé, is not obvious.

🔥 Ladies & Gentlemen: Amine Gouiri wishes you a good start to the week ⚽️🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/9JX9ZCzozc

- OGC Nice (@ogcnice) August 24, 2020

And how not to reproach Rudi Garcia for having made the forcing to recruit Karl Toko Ekambi last winter (loan then purchase of 15.5 M €, bonus included) while letting slip a technical striker and trained at the club, Amine Gouiri (already 2 goals and 2 assists with Nice), without giving him a real chance?

For Rudi Garcia, the current record of his OL in the game is quite different.

The content is good but we don't win.

At the moment, we are not varnished with the posts, with the VAR and with the results.

But we also have to be much more skillful and killer in front of goal.

We must stop hitting the posts.

And then when there is a goal, it must also be granted to us [after the goals refused at Kadewere and Aouar on Sunday].

I'm not worried if we don't lose confidence and are able to reproduce this content.

We played a good game, although we can still improve.

"

Phew, pretty much, the current 14th in Ligue 1 did not even have room for improvement in the content of his matches.

Maxence Caqueret described his vision of Lyon's shortcomings on Sunday: “Of course there is a bit of a lack of confidence as we take very few points.

We must put a little more madness and envy ”.

At the same time hardly obvious for a player of 20 years (finally) holder to question in front of the media the tactical work put in place by his trainer.

Still, it's one thing to prepare your team to suffer and counter-attack in 5-3-2 for three weeks against European monsters, it's another to know how to outsmart the multitude of low blocks

made. in

 Ligue 1.

His departure is not at all topical given his influence on the transfer window

The credit Rudi Garcia obtained thanks to this summer Champions League semi-final in Lisbon seems considerable.

Indeed, despite the umpteenth quack conceded against a limited Marseille team and which is more outnumbered, Juninho referred to the Lyon coach on Telefoot on Sunday only to evoke his role in a transfer window.

Namely the loan of the side of Juventus Mattia De Sciglio, which should be formalized by midnight on Monday.

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🎙️ "Maybe tomorrow @Memphis will go to @FCBarcelona but there is nothing for sure"



The case #Depay, the departure of @jreineadelaide, the arrival of @mattia_desci? @ Juninhope08 does update on the transfer window of @ OL #TelefootLaChaine pic.twitter.com/U2ULzJ50bk

- TELEFOOT LA CHAINE DU FOOT (@telefoot_chaine) October 4, 2020

"It was a request from Rudi on Friday, it was not planned," says the Lyon sports director.

We are making efforts to give him this player ”.

Do you know a lot of coaches sacked as they get ready to get the player they are asking for?

The cell phone of the OL community manager has not finished heating up.

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