To all the club players, staff, and supporters, First of all, I would like to thank Jean-Michel Aulas for giving me the opportunity to be a part of Olympique Lyonnais’ history. After two years at Lyon, the time has come to say goodbye. It’s been an incredible honour to work with one of the biggestContinue reading “End of Lyon Journey – 15. Manager Statement”
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Lyon Journey – 14. Stay or Leave?
It is the end of season 2020/21 which means it is the time to evaluation our team and have a look at what we achieve in this season. In Ligue 1, we finished at the 2nd position with 90 points, 10 points lesser than last season and 15 points behind the current champion PSG. WeContinue reading “Lyon Journey – 14. Stay or Leave?”
Lyon Journey – 13. Can We Win The League?
After suffering a lost against PSG in the French Cup Final, we are now back to the league. We only have 4 remaining games to play and the teams we are facing are PSG, AS Monaco, EA Guingamp and Bordeaux. We are currently sitting at the 2nd position with 84 points, while the leader PSGContinue reading “Lyon Journey – 13. Can We Win The League?”
Lyon Journey – 12. French Cup Final
The French Cup Final is back again this season with the same finalists as last year – Lyon and PSG. Well, we have faced PSG for a quite number of times and I think we already know what their strengths and weaknesses are. This competition is our only chance to secure a silverware this seasonContinue reading “Lyon Journey – 12. French Cup Final”
Lyon Journey – 11. UCL Dream
Our performance in the European competition is way better than last season. Last season, we only finished 3rd and only qualified for Europa League. However, in this season, we finished at the top of the table with 15 points and we are qualified for the Round of 16. We had 5 wins and 1 lost,Continue reading “Lyon Journey – 11. UCL Dream”
Lyon Journey – 9. vs PSG
Our rival PSG is currently in an incredible run. They haven’t lost a single game after playing 16 matches, winning 15 games and only draw once. Meanwhile, we are sitting at the runner-up spot with 11 points behind the leader. We need this win. We have the potential to narrow down the difference to 8Continue reading “Lyon Journey – 9. vs PSG”
Lyon Journey – 8. Sweet September
We had 6 games in September which 4 of them were league matches and 2 were Champions League games. In the league, our performance was quite average, however, we delivered incredible performance in the European competition. Unfortunately, we drew Strasbourg after the international break. Then, we won our first Champions League game this season againstContinue reading “Lyon Journey – 8. Sweet September”
Lyon Journey – 7. Summer Transfer Window Roundup
It is the end of August, which means the Ligue 1 summer transfer window has just ended. Of course, some players left us, but we did bring in some new faces into the team. So far, we did quite well in the league, sitting at the 2nd position with 10 points. We have also changedContinue reading “Lyon Journey – 7. Summer Transfer Window Roundup”
Lyon Journey – 6. Trophee des Champions
Our first competitive match in the second season is against PSG – the Trophee des Champions. After beating them twice in the first season, clearly, they are going to send their best team to get themselves a revenge in this game. Unfortunately for us, most of our players are in their international duty for U21Continue reading “Lyon Journey – 6. Trophee des Champions”
Lyon Journey – 5. New Tactic Tested
Welcome back to the Lyon Journey! We have finished our first ever season with Lyon and successfully won the league title and a domestic cup competition. We have stepped into the summer break, at the same time, the summer transfer window has opened. In our first season, we only trained one tactic and used itContinue reading “Lyon Journey – 5. New Tactic Tested”
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