Olympique Lyonnais will host Grenoble tonight (9:10 p.m.) as part of the Coupe de France. Laurent Blanc could take advantage of this opportunity to give some playing time to the young talents of the Reds and Blues.
Only ninth in Ligue 1, 12 points from the podium, OL are having one of the worst seasons in their modern history. If there is still hope, there is no guarantee that the Rhodaniens will participate in a European competition during the next season as is already the case this year.
A victory in the Coupe de France would however allow him to obtain his ticket for the Europa League. In order to maintain the dream, we will already have to overcome the GF 38 this evening at Groupama Stadium. Monday evening, Laurent Blanc was in a pre-match press conference. Asked about a probable tenure of Mohamed El Arouch, the Gones coach was clear about his state of mind.
Laurent Blanc evokes the case of Mohamed El Arouch
“He’s a good young player and a good player. But that’s not enough, you have to understand it. The level L1 whatever one says, it is different from what one can have in reserve. It is a step to take. It’s good to be a good and beautiful player, it’s an important quality for me. Feeling the game is good, but then there is the physical domain”, thus explained the former coach of the Blues.
Very regularly cited as a great hope for the Lyon training center and having proven himself with the U19s, the 18-year-old midfielder has already acquired great popularity with fans. However, that wasn’t enough for the Orange native to get his chance so far. Mohamed El Arouch has only played one minute in Ligue 1 this season. This Coupe de France match could be an opportunity to launch the Franco-Moroccan into the deep end.
