Even though Olympique Lyonnais under Rudi Garcia managed to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League, the ex-Marseille coach continues to be criticized. Jean-Michel Larqué, former captain of AS Saint-Etienne, came to his defense.
“The question is whether Rudi Garcia will always be the unloved in Lyon no matter what? I saw what condition he got in this group, since I attended Sylvinho’s last game, it was the derby. And this Lyon team was completely on the streets, totally adrift. I didn’t get it, there was no game plan. Rudi Garcia took a long time to straighten out this team and it is true that this seventh place in Ligue 1 is an indelible task. But it should still be noted that he did some good things after confinement, without going into exaggeration. But the first remark when he goes on OL-TV is a question about young people. When you want to kill your dog, you say he has rabies. Whatever he does, unfortunately I have the impression that Rudi Garcia is stamped OM and therefore opponent of OL, and whatever he does and say that he will therefore always be unloved. I hope the opposite for him, because I like Rudi“, Jean-Michel Larqué said on RMC. Not sure that’s enough to end the criticism.