Well occupied by his decisive appearance in front of the DNCG, John Textor had the elegance to let Fabio Grosso celebrate his 46th birthday quietly on Tuesday. According to L’Equipe, the ax fell this Thursday morning for the Italian coach, the day after a meeting with his president. The last defeat (0-2) against Losc, marked by certain grotesque choices on his part (did anyone really understand this Kadewere-Lovren change at 0-2?), was therefore fatal for the young coach Lyonnais.
Two readings can be made: dismissing a coach who has been in office for only two and a half months and seven games may seem hasty, especially since it is already the second change of coach of the season. But at the same time, the total absence of dynamic (5 points taken out of 21), the alarming place at the bottom (five points from the first non-relegation place) of a club aiming for the Top 4 at the start of the season, and the ultra-problematic management of players like Alexandre Lacazette and Rayan Cherki made this decision urgent.
Pierre Sage on the bench Saturday in Lens
According to L’Equipe, the director of the training center Pierre Sage will take over as interim and will train the Lyon team in Lens on Saturday (5 p.m.). John Textor and the new sporting director of OL David Friio are therefore looking for a new coach able to turn around a deeply ill squad and in danger of relegation.
If the club refuses for the moment to confirm the information of the dismissal of Fabio Grosso, it has just announced that the day’s training, initially scheduled for this Thursday morning, would be postponed by several hours. Time to let Pierre Sage (44), former assistant to Habib Beye at Red Star (National), take up his new role as interim coach.