” It did not work. “It is on this cold observation, about the results of Juninho’s return to OL, that
The team title this Wednesday his interview with Jean-Michel Aulas. The Lyon president has indeed returned for the first time to the choice of his sports director to leave Lyon next summer, then finally from mid-season. “We regret his decision and I would have liked to be warned before,” said JMA, legitimately annoyed by the media release of Juninho on RMC Sport, to balance his discomfort and his desires elsewhere on November 17.
“Maybe in what was done, the costume was a bit oversized, also slips President Aulas. “Juni” was tired. It is true that he has not had that success. He was not happy, you can tell. If I could have chosen him, I would have chosen him, but he was struggling to take on this role in a large organization. And all the big clubs have an organization with several managers. “
“We left ‘Juni’ all of the power”
Except that when the Brazilian arrived in Lyon, and even throughout his first season, Vincent Ponsot was deputy general manager in charge of human resources, legal and sports administration, and not general manager of football as it has since been the case. . “It was not a guardianship, defends Jean-Michel Aulas. It was to help him and give him the means to learn. “
The person concerned probably did not see this important promotion of Vincent Ponsot in this way. “Not sure” that everyone regrets Juninho at the club, JMA does not budge: “We left” Juni “all the power, I can attest. The choices of Sylvinho, Rudi Garcia, Bruno Cheyrou, Peter Bosz… Whatever we say, all of this has been validated by “Juni”. So he had the means to carry out his policy. “
The probable 10 years without title next spring, the “OL Disney” dimension, the premature departure of Juninho, @20 minutes deciphers the situation at the head of the club with @NicoPuydebois @ReynaldPedros, Jean-Marc Chanelet and supporters #TeamOL #LOSCOL https://t.co/Z104CuuUyJ
– Jérémy Laugier (@JeremyLaugier) December 12, 2021
“We will be back on the podium with Peter Bosz”
Strangely, his “validation” was not all the same accompanied by as much enthusiasm concerning the arrivals of Rudi Garcia and Bruno Cheyrou as that could not have been the case for Sylvinho then Peter Bosz. Moreover, after being put aside on functions with the women’s section, Bruno Cheyrou “can return” as director of recruitment (a post remained vacant), according to Jean-Michel Aulas. A track coinciding unsurprisingly with the official departure of Juninho.
These multiple shocks behind the scenes are in any case accompanied by a worrying sporting observation: OL are 13th after 17 games played in Ligue 1 with only 23 points on the clock. A historically low total that he has only known for the second time in 20 years (after the 2013-2014 season, concluded in 5th place). Jean-Michel Aulas was therefore keen to support his coach on Wednesday, clearly in the hard for many weeks: “I am convinced that we will recover. We will be back on the podium with Peter Bosz. We have complete confidence in him ”. Finally, for the moment …