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The decision to remove Pierre Sage as Lyon coach will be made at the end of the season, OL director David Friio said on Monday.
Pierre Sage, 44, replaced Italy’s Fabio Grosso on Nov. 30. He is the third coach of the season after Grosso and Laurent Blanc, who started the championship, if you look at the short interim of Jean-François Vulliez, in a match against Le Havre. (0-0).
“For Pierre, we will make a decision at the end of the season. The club will sit down and examine what is the most productive thing to do,” David Friio said on OL Play, the club’s internet television. “When he arrived, he was already playing. I wanted to help the club and we had the goal of him being the one to take charge of the team, but we didn’t have the long-term idea. It’s now installed. He completely changed into a trainer’s suit. “the manager continued.
“Pierre is a quiet and very intelligent person”
Lyon, which beat Toulouse 3-2 on Friday, moved up from bottom of the standings to 10th with 34 problems. With Pierre Sage on the bench, Olympique Lyonnais have suffered 27 problems in twelve games, compared to just seven in the first four games. The OL coach had set the number of issues needed to stay in the league at 35.
“Pierre is a quiet person and very intelligent. Of course, he didn’t like to play at the most sensible time or run an organization as Number 1. We communicate with him on a daily basis. He is very responsive and very intelligent. It hits right away and it’s getting bigger every day. Their speeches are no longer the same as they were at the beginning. And that’s encouraging,” Friio said.
However, Pierre Sage will now have to pass his Professional Football Coach Certificate (BEPF), which is mandatory to manage a professional team (L1, L2 or National), otherwise, OL will be fined €25,000 for playing without being in an intelligent position.
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“OL fully supports this initiative and it makes sense. From the moment we dedicate Pierre at the end of the season, it is natural to dedicate ourselves to him as well and push to enroll him in education to obtain the diploma. The club fully supports him in his final work,” added David Friio.