“In the use of the ball, I can be satisfied, because there have been some very interesting things“, continued White, before warning: “All gaps are not erased.” A two-sided speech that he also held concerning Maxence Caqueret, triple decisive in the first period (goal, decisive pass, penalty caused by a blocked shot).
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“Technically, he can do much better”
“Max [Caqueret], he is a very, very good player, very voluminous, with a lot of generosity. It’s good for him to have scored (his first goal in L1, editor’s note) because he often does the dark work“, first greeted the 57-year-old coach, before bringing out the rule, ready to type on the fingers: “Technically he can do much better.”
“(caqueret) and all the others must be satisfied with this game, but be aware that we must work harder to do better“, adds Laurent Blanc, who arrived during the season at the head of a team that is aiming for much more than the eighth place it occupies after this 16th day. OL’s first US label, via John Textor, was faithful to this ambition.
“White is not the problem, nor the solution for OL”
physical upgrade
At the level of the causes of this satisfactory recovery, more than the reprimand of White, players and coach agree to speak of a precious physical upgrade. “We did five/six weeks of preparation, we’re not used to that in winter. We were keen to work physically, because we had a shortcoming“, said Caqueret.
“We did a big athletic preparation, we are in the process of digesting it, overcoming itabounds his trainer. Players are getting better and better at it.“Two seasons in one is perfect for Lyon.”This big cut suited us a little, because we were not well“, admits Damien Da Silva, touching on the psychological importance of this break.
The Cherki symbol
Then there is talent. The one on which the Rhodaniens will have to be careful not to rest, while managing to exploit it. Scorer this Wednesday, Rayan Cherki (19), is the personification of this problem. “You have to give him play time, be both indulgent and demanding, strict, with him“, analyzes Blanc, straight in his line of conduct of the controlled compliment.
“He must put his talent at the service of the team. But (Wednesday) evening, he had a very good matchstill considers the “president”, among our colleagues from Prime Video. It’s a long-term job with Rayan (Cherki) (…) it’s up to him to take charge of his career. ” We do not yet know if Laurent Blanc has stung where it should but one thing is certain: he is ready to do it again.
Rayan Cherki, scorer with OL in Brest, December 28, 2022
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