Football/OL: Nothing is going well for Fabio Grosso
Just arrived to save OL from the crisis, Fabio Grosso sees things getting worse since his arrival. Between his management and his tactics, nothing goes for the Italian coach since his arrival in the OL city.
If we could be worried about the ranking of Olympique Lyonnais this season, there is now an emergency in the race to maintain and survive the seven-time French champion in the Elite. Last in the Championship after being beaten against Clermont (1-2), the OL club is back with 3 points in nine games, and a complicated schedule to come (OM, Metz, Rennes, Lille, Lens). With Fabio Grosso at his head, arrived to play the fire department, but finally in the middle of the fire.
Since the sidelining of Laurent Blanc in mid-September, the Italian has not known what to do with his team. After several tactical schemes tried and new names that have had their chance in recent weeks, such as Skelly Alvero, Jake O’Brien or Mahamadou Diawara, the Italian coach still does not succeed. “He (Grosso) has to do different things. He has young players and players with a lot of experience. Now it gives an opportunity to all who deserve it and the team is progressing in every game,’ Textor explained about it after the debacle against the CF63.
But beyond that, Frosinone’s ex-boss has problems with his locker room. And according to new information from L’Équipe, several players have complained about the restrictive rules of life imposed by Fabio Grosso, which the members of the Lyon dressing room have not necessarily lived well. The day before the match against Clermont, Johann Lepenant, Diego Moreira, Skelly Alvero and Nicolas Tagliafico were excluded from the group. The Argentinian denies that he was sanctioned, but confirmed that Grosso did not appreciate that he went to see the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup, in Saint-Denis, between Argentina and England.
Players would not always understand the coach’s instructions and game ideas. Moreover, he would not have liked Sonny Anderson to get closer to the group. «There are experienced and very experienced players who even told me that he was perhaps in the dumbest coaches they could have had», we could even hear on RMC, on this subject. Suffice to say that nothing is going well at Olympique Lyonnais, a week away from a big match against Olympique de Marseille.
