Laurent Blanc reveals his battle plan for the transfer window

Laurent Blanc hopes that Father OL will go into extra time. Under his tree, the tricolor technician would like to find one or more recruits this winter. Gifts that will be welcome since the Cévennes, who arrived on the Rhone bench at the beginning of October to replace Peter Bosz, knows that the workforce he has in his hands lacks balance and is fishing in terms of his state of mind. But not only. The former Paris Saint-Germain coach has regularly reminded since he took office that the Lyonnais were not physically fit. The truce linked to the World Cup made it possible to partially compensate for the athletic deficit.

For the rest, he has never hidden that he was counting on the winter transfer market to make the necessary alterations. The President recalled it again this Monday at a press conference, as his OL prepare to return to Ligue 1 on Wednesday in Brest. First of all, he wanted to clarify his supposed disagreements and demands. “I hear huge blunders (blunders, editor’s note), to put it mildly, saying that I demand that. I don’t demand anything at all. I tell my president, my sports director, that if we want to fulfill our objectives, we have to improve the group. We discuss and apparently they are very receptive because they agree with me ».

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On the other hand, Blanc wanted to clarify about the new owner of the club. “I haven’t talked to Mr. Textor yet. He bought the club. So far, we haven’t spoken together. But from what I know, he did not come to Lyon. » After this parenthesis, he continued on the subject of the transfer window. “I think we have to improve the team and the group. You have to make sure to put your mark on this group as you say, but also take players who have the mentality of playing football which can save you ground and save you time..

Then he targeted a particular position: it depends on the quality. Technical quality, experience. When we say that behind, we lack experience, it’s the truth. It’s not mean to say that about my band, it’s a fact. I have my right-back who is 19 (Malo Gusto) and my two centrals who are 21 (Sinaly Diomandé) and 20 (Castello Lukeba). When we tell you that we lack experience, we don’t hide behind that. If we can improve that, let’s do it. We’ve been working on it for some time. Will everyone make sure we get there to get a better place than ours? I think it’s fundamental for the club, not just for me. Blanc, who wants to add quality that the group lacks, has compiled his list. It’s up to Father OL to give him the gifts he’s been waiting for this winter to achieve his goals!