Lyon have ambitions to qualify for the Champions League and as the club’s American owner sees it, that doesn’t seem to be happening this season either.
Pierre Sage has surprisingly been fired and even though things are okay and that he is very popular with players and fans.
‘The Special One’ thinks Lyon’s American owner and chairman John Textor is an idiot
José Mourinho, who now manages Turkish side Fenerbahçe, saw the sacking coming and sent strong support to Pierre Sage after the 0-0 draw in the Europa League earlier in the week: “There are presidents and owners who don’t understand anything about football. The Olympics are a good team. And a good team always comes with a good coach. There are no longer presidents who live to be 20 years old like Mr. Aulas (Olympics), like Mr. Pinto Da Costa (Porto). People who understand what football is. »
Before concluding: “This team is a good team! And a team is a good team if it has a good coach”. Not good enough according to John Textor… Lyon is 6th, 4 points from the podium after 19 days.
It is four points up to third place which gives Champions League qualification!. Many believe the switch will happen because Lyon seems to have got a more well-known and reputable manager on the hook.
The person expected to take over is Paulo Fonseca, who was sacked by AC Milan on December 30.
In addition to Milan, Fonseca has a coaching past at clubs such as Roma, Lille and Shakhtar Donetsk.
